Protein-losing enteropathy after the modified Fontan operation: Oral prednisone treatment with biopsy and laboratory proved improvement

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-117

  Zellers, T M ^a   Brown, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fontan operation; Prednisone; Protein losing enteropathy; Small bowel biopsy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; FUROSEMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISONE; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; LOW FAT DIET; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; RELAPSE;

EID: 0029979209     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02505095     Document Type: Article

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