Reversal of protein-losing enteropathy with calcium replacement in a patient after Fontan operation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1456-1457

  Kim, Soo Jin ^a   Park, In Seung ^a   Song, Jin Young ^a   Lee, Jae Young ^a   Shim, Woo Sup ^a  

^a Sejong Heart Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCIUM; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HEPARIN; VITAMIN D;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BLOOD PROTEINS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM GLUCONATE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 1842427653     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00894-4     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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