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Malnutrition and chyle leakage: A life‐threatening duo in heart transplantation post‐Fontan procedure

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2020
Protein‐losing enteropathy and chyle leakage may lead to severe malnutrition in heart transplantation for failing Fontan. Nutritional management may be challenging from defining nutrient needs to diagnosis of malnutrition enteropathy, and expertise is ...
Antonella Lezo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastric duplication cyst causing hypergastrinemia in an infant

open access: yesJPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Gastric duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies, with fewer than 10% occurring in the stomach. We report a 14‐month‐old girl presenting with failure to thrive, recurrent emesis, hematemesis, and severe duodenitis with ulceration. Laboratory evaluation revealed marked hypergastrinemia (1781 pg/mL), and initial imaging was unrevealing ...
Nathan Bryan, Ian Leibowitz
wiley   +1 more source

Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Secondary to Neuroblastoma

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1994
An eight month-old infant presented with a 10-day history of vomiting and diarrhea, and a one-week history of swelling of the lower extremities. Laboratory evaluations revealed hypoproteinemia and lymphocytopenia due to protein-losing enteropathy ...
RM Reifen, PM Sherman
doaj   +1 more source

Gut function among children treated for severe acute malnutrition: A cohort study in Uganda

open access: yesJPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Impaired gut function in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with morbidity. We aimed to assess changes in six biomarkers representing different domains of gut function among children with complicated SAM during nutritional rehabilitation, and to identify predictors of these changes.
Betty Lanyero   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Myofibroma: From protein losing enteropathy to liver tumor

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2014
Myofibromas are rare fibrous tumors, which can be solitary (myofibroma) or multiple (myofibromatosis). They can be dermatological or visceral in origin.
Deepali Tewari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Budesonide for Protein Losing Enteropathy in Patients with Fontan Circulation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesWorld journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 2020
Background: Recent studies have shown that oral budesonide can be used to improve albumin level in patients with protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) following Fontan procedure.
J. Kewcharoen   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chronic Intestinal Failure During the Neonatal Period Related to Height at Five Years of Age

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To clarify if children with chronic intestinal failure during the neonatal period had a different height at 5 years of age compared to standardised Swedish growth charts. Methods This retrospective cohort study of children with chronic intestinal failure during the neonatal period in Gothenburg between 2004 and 2018.
Johanna Mårtenson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

RVAD implantation in a Fontan patient with protein‐losing enteropathy as a bridge to transplant: Prêtre modification

open access: yesJournal of cardiac surgery, 2020
Fontan patients with protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE) represent poor candidates for cardiac transplantation due to end‐organ injury and severely impaired clinical condition.
J. Moosmann   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association of Fontan Circulation With Gut Microbiome Derived Straight and Branched Short Chain Fatty Acids

open access: yesJournal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, EarlyView.
Adults with Fontan circulation (n = 20) and matched controls underwent body composition, frailty testing, CPET, and NICaS hemodynamics. Plasma short‐chain fatty acids were quantified by LC–MS/MS. Fontan patients had higher straight and branched SCFAs, correlating with lower muscle mass, greater frailty, reduced VO2max, and worse resting/postexercise ...
Ashish H. Shah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protein-losing enteropathy demonstrated on Tc-99m HSA

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Radiology, 2008
No abstrac available.
P Mpikashe, M M Sathekge, B J Meyer
doaj   +1 more source

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