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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2013; 19(27): 4409-4412
Published online Jul 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i27.4409
Published online Jul 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i27.4409
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, The Liver Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Evans JD performed a literature review and wrote the manuscript; Perera MTPR, Pal CY, Neuberger J, Mirza DF provided the intellectual content, undertook revisions and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Darius F Mirza, FRCS, Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom. darius.mirza@uhb.nhs.uk
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Received: January 7, 2013
Revised: March 15, 2013
Accepted: April 10, 2013
Published online: July 21, 2013
Processing time: 196 Days and 21.7 Hours
Revised: March 15, 2013
Accepted: April 10, 2013
Published online: July 21, 2013
Processing time: 196 Days and 21.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This report presents a rare case of protein losing enteropathy as a result of bacterial overgrowth in the blind loop of an incisional hernia following liver transplantation. Surgical repair of the incisional hernia in this case brought about resolution of protein loss.