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Fenestration of Extracardiac Fontan and Reversal of Protein-Losing Enteropathy: Case Report

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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.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Brady 5, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA, US

    V. Lemes, A.M. Murphy & J.S. Kan

  2. Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Brady 5, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA, US

    F.A. Osterman

  3. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Brady 5, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA, US

    J.C. Laschinger

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Lemes, V., Murphy, A., Osterman, F. et al. Fenestration of Extracardiac Fontan and Reversal of Protein-Losing Enteropathy: Case Report. Pediatr Cardiol 19, 355–357 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002469900322

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