Plastic bronchitis in children with Fontan palliation: Analogue to protein losing enteropathy?

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 90-94

  Stiller, B ^a   Riedel, F ^b   Paul, K ^c   Van Landeghem, F K H ^c  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchial casts; Fontan operation; High molecular weight heparin; Plastic bronchitis; Protein losing enteropathy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CEFOTIAM; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DIURETIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; RELAPSE; CHILD;

BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIURETICS; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0036366777     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-001-0024-0     Document Type: Article

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