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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4409-12 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | World Journal of Gastroenterology |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 27 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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