Surgical treatment of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome associated with protein-losing enteropathy: report of a case.
OBJECTIVE
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.
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
M
M
Hanzawa
N
N
Yoshikawa
T
T
Tezuka
K
K
Konishi
K
K
Kaneko
Y
Y
Akita
K
K
Mitamura
A
A
Tsunoda
M
M
Takada
M
M
Kusano
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery