Key result
Pericardiectomy in a 6-year-old girl with protein-losing enteropathy secondary to chronic constrictive pericarditis resulted in complete relief of symptoms and normalization of plasma proteins.
Case Report (n=1)
Pericardiectomy can successfully resolve protein-losing enteropathy secondary to chronic constrictive pericarditis in children.
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May support pericardiectomy for this rare pediatric presentation; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Plauth et al. (1964) conducted a case report in Protein-losing enteropathy secondary to constrictive pericarditis (n=1). Pericardiectomy was evaluated on Relief of symptoms and return of plasma proteins to normal. Pericardiectomy in a 6-year-old girl with protein-losing enteropathy secondary to chronic constrictive pericarditis resulted in complete relief of symptoms and normalization of plasma proteins.
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