Protein-losing enteropathy caused by baffle obstruction after Mustard's operation.
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Protein-losing enteropathy caused by baffle obstruction after Mustard's operation.
Three patients developed protein-losing enteropathy caused by intra-atrial obstruction of the systemic venous return after Mustard's operation. The enteropathy resolved in one case after reoperation and in the others after balloon dilatation of the stenosed caval pathways. Protein-losing enteropathy may occur as a complication of Mustard's operation. Balloon dilatation of the obstructed baffle ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 1988
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.59.1.69