Late post liver transplant protein losing enteropathy: rare complication of incisional hernia

Jonathan D Evans, M Thamara Pr Perera, Cy Pal, James Neuberger, Darius F Mirza

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Abstract

Development of oedema and hypoproteinaemia in a liver transplant recipient may be the first signs of graft dysfunction and should prompt a full assessment. We report the novel case of a patient who, years after liver transplantation developed a functional blind loop in an incisional hernia, which manifested as oedema and hypoproteinaemia secondary to protein losing enteropathy. After numerous investigations, the diagnosis was made by flurodeoxyglucose positron emmision tomography (FDG-PET) imaging. Surgical repair of the incisional hernia was followed several months later by resolution of the protein loss, and confirmed at a post operative FDG-PET scan at one year.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4409-12
Number of pages4
JournalWorld Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume19
Issue number27
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2013

Keywords

  • Edema
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Hernia, Abdominal
  • Humans
  • Hypoproteinemia
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Protein-Losing Enteropathies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wound Healing

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