[Association of plastic bronchitis to protein-losing enteropathy after fontan operation].

نویسندگان

  • Vanessa Alves Guimarães
  • Edmar Atik
  • Jussara Bianchi Castelli
  • Nana Miura Ikari
  • Ana Maria Thomaz
  • Antonio Augusto Barbosa Lopes
چکیده

We report an unusual case of association of plastic bronchitis (PB) to protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) in a girl of 4 years and 9 months of age with double inlet single left ventricle and ventriculoarterial concordance. submitted to total cavopulmonary surgery. with an intracardiac lateral tunnel at the age of three. The elimination of the 10 cm fibrin bronchial mold (PB) and the alpha-1-antitrypsin elevation of 52 mg/g in feces had both become outstanding. Using sildenafil. the thoracic duct ligature and the cardiac transplant were programmed in case of continuity of the process.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

دوره 94 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010