A rare cause of persisting anaemia in a patient with a failing Fontan circulation

Loes Lambrecht; Bjorn Cools; Peter Witters

doi:10.1017/S1047951116001451

A rare cause of persisting anaemia in a patient with a failing Fontan circulation

Cardiol Young. 2017 Jan;27(1):176-177. doi: 10.1017/S1047951116001451. Epub 2016 Sep 20.

Authors

Loes Lambrecht¹, Bjorn Cools², Peter Witters³

Affiliations

¹ 1Department of Pediatrics,University Hospitals Leuven,Leuven,Belgium.
² 2Department of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology,University Hospitals Leuven,Leuven,Belgium.
³ 3Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology,University Hospitals Leuven,Leuven,Belgium.

PMID: 27646132
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951116001451

Abstract

This case report describes intestinal angiodysplasias as a cause of persisting anaemia in a 16-year-old girl with a failing Fontan circulation. Although this is a very rare cause of anaemia, we highlight the importance of video capsule endoscopy in such patients to initiate a life-saving treatment.

Keywords: Fontan; anaemia; angiodysplasias.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anemia / diagnosis
Anemia / etiology*
Angiodysplasia / complications*
Angiodysplasia / diagnosis
Angiodysplasia / surgery
Capsule Endoscopy / methods
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / complications*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
Humans
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / complications*
Intestine, Small / blood supply*
Laser Therapy / methods