Congenital intestinal lymphatic hypoplasia presenting as non-immune hydrops in utero, and subsequent neonatal protein-losing enteropathy

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 691-694

  Stormon, M O ^a   Mitchell, J D ^a,b   Smoleniec, J S ^c   Tobias, V ^a   Day, Andrew S ^a,b  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infant; Intestinal lymphatic hypoplasia; Protein losing enteropathy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; OCTREOTIDE; PANCRELIPASE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; EDEMA; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT FEEDING; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; INTESTINE MALFORMATION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; ADULT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES;

EID: 0036860036     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200211000-00020     Document Type: Article

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