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PURPOSE: The case of a patient with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, who developed a protein-losing enteropathy, is reported. METHODS: After localization of the protein-losing region, a right colectomy was performed. RESULTS: Hypoproteinemia and ectodermal changes improved postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: Surgery is an effective treatment for protein-losing enteropathy in Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. Ectodermal changes improve after correcting malnutrition.
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Hanzawa, M., Yoshikawa, N., Tezuka, T. et al. Surgical treatment of cronkhite-Canada syndrome associated with protein-losing enteropathy. Dis Colon Rectum 41, 932–934 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02235381
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02235381