Successful Surgical Resection for Protein-Losing Enteropathy Caused by Ischemic Ileitis

Kazuki Ueda1, Kei Harada1, Ippei Yamana1

  • 1Department of Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, 3-2-1 Asano, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 802-8555, Japan.

Surgical Case Reports
|June 22, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) caused by ischemic ileitis is rare but treatable. Surgical resection of the affected ileum successfully resolved PLE in a patient with vascular risk factors.