Protein-losing enteropathy in patients with Fontan circulation: is it triggered by infection?

INTRODUCTION: Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a recognised complication of the Fontan circulation. Its pathogenesis is not fully understood, however, and it is unclear why its onset occurs months or even years after Fontan surgery. PATIENTS: We report a 4.5-year-old girl with Fontan circulation...

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Autores principales: Lenz, Dominik, Hambsch, Jörg, Schneider, Peter, Häusler, Hans-Jürgen, Sauer, Ursula, Hess, John, Tárnok, Attila
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC270635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12720566

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