Malnutrition and chyle leakage: A life-threatening duo in heart transplantation post-Fontan procedure.
Clin Case Rep
; 8(10): 2055-2059, 2020 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-33088551
ABSTRACT
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 necessary. Body composition and hematological nutritional indices may help define malnutrition severity and guide nutritional strategy.
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2020
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