Protein Losing Enteropathy After Cardiac Transplantation Successfully Treated by Stent Implantation. (November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Devanagondi, Rajiv; Suntharos, Patcharapong; Boyle, Gerard J.; Prieto, Lourdes R.
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 8:Number 6(2017)
• Page Start: 754
• Page End: 757
• Publication Date: 2017-11
• Subjects: transplantation -- heart -- heterotaxy -- stents -- angioplasty; Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/2150135116658452
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

Protein losing enteropathy (PLE) is a severe consequence of Fontan physiology that sometimes requires heart transplantation for definitive treatment. We describe transplant refractory PLE in a patient with heterotaxia and complex systemic and hepatic venous connections, successfully treated by transcatheter relief of multiple venous obstructions.