Fenestration of extracardiac Fontan and reversal of protein-losing enteropathy: Case report

V. Lemes; Anne M Murphy; F. A. Osterman; J. C. Laschinger; J. S. Kan

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Fenestration of extracardiac Fontan and reversal of protein-losing enteropathy: Case report

V. Lemes, Anne M Murphy, F. A. Osterman, J. C. Laschinger, J. S. Kan

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Abstract

We describe a patient with protein-losing enteropathy who presented 6 months after undergoing a modified Fontan operation. After failing to respond to medical therapy, the Fontan tunnel was fenestrated by catheter intervention with immediate improvement and resolution of hypoproteinemia and enteric protein loss.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	355-357
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Cardiology
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s002469900322
State	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fontan operation
Protein-losing enteropathy

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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