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18325142

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-28
pubmed:abstractText
Protein-losing enteropathy has been associated with the Fontan operation, restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, tricuspid valvar stenosis and insufficiency, and superior caval venous obstruction. The mechanism of development of this complication of cardiac disease likely is multifactorial. We report here our experience with 3 patients with protein-losing enteropathy. Two had superior caval venous occlusion. The third patient had undergone an extracardiac Fontan operation, with stenosis of the extracardiac conduit placed to the right pulmonary artery. In all three cases, the complication was resolved by restoring unobstructed flow of blood in the superior or inferior caval vein. Since the aetiology of protein-losing enteropathy associated with cardiac disease is multifactorial, reduction of pressure in the tributaries of the superior caval vein may, in some cases, be curative. It is more difficult to cure the problem when it is associated with the Fontan operation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1047-9511
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
275-81
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of caval venous manipulation in treatment of protein-losing enteropathy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports