Budesonide for Protein Losing Enteropathy in Patients with Fontan Circulation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jakrin KewcharoenPoemlarp MekraksakitNath LimpruttidhamChanavuth KanitsoraphanNattawat CharoenpoonsiriKittika PoonsombudlertRobert J PattisonPattara Rattanawong

Published in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2020)

The results of this systematic review and meta-analysis show that budesonide can be used to increase albumin level in patients with PLE following Fontan operation. Further studies may focus on the impact of outcome of budesonide in this population.

Keyphrases

protein protein
amino acid
small molecule