First description of three patients with multifocal lymphangiomatosis and protein-losing enteropathy following palliation of complex congenital heart disease with total cavo-pulmonary connection

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 771-774

  Glockler M ^a   Severin, T ^a   Arnold, R ^a   Greiner, P ^a   Schwab, K O ^a   Uhl, M ^a   Schlensak, C ^a   Rossler J ^a   Dittrich, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lymphangiomatosis; Protein losing enteropathy; Total cavo pulmonary connection

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCITRIOL; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SOMATOSTATIN;

ARTICLE; BLALOCK TAUSSIG SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEATH; DIET THERAPY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; ENTERIC FEEDING; GLENN SHUNT; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; MALE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; NORWOOD PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; RETROPERITONEUM; SCREENING; THORACIC DUCT; TREATMENT DURATION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHANGIOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES;

EID: 46749158789     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-007-9194-8     Document Type: Article

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