The Role of TEE in Diagnosing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Cryptogenic Cirrhosis

The Role of TEE in Diagnosing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Cryptogenic Cirrhosis

In the vast majority of cases, ongoing hypoxemia in a cirrhotic patient is usually hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) until proven otherwise; in this case, HPS was suspected prior to any known diagnosis of cirrhosis. This is the first reported case in the literature whereby HPS and cirrhosis were diagno...

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Main Authors: Joel Scott-Herridge, Kapil Bhagirath, Surinder Janda, Davinder S. Jassal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9029606
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spelling doaj-574cc135dee7435ba8a410151f2902742020-11-24T21:43:16ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122016-01-01201610.1155/2016/90296069029606The Role of TEE in Diagnosing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Cryptogenic CirrhosisJoel Scott-Herridge0Kapil Bhagirath1Surinder Janda2Davinder S. Jassal3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Surrey, BC, CanadaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Surrey, BC, CanadaSection of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaIn the vast majority of cases, ongoing hypoxemia in a cirrhotic patient is usually hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) until proven otherwise; in this case, HPS was suspected prior to any known diagnosis of cirrhosis. This is the first reported case in the literature whereby HPS and cirrhosis were diagnosed after the fact, rather than with the preexisting knowledge of liver cirrhosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9029606
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The Role of TEE in Diagnosing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Cryptogenic Cirrhosis
Case Reports in Cardiology
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title The Role of TEE in Diagnosing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Cryptogenic Cirrhosis
title_short The Role of TEE in Diagnosing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Cryptogenic Cirrhosis
title_full The Role of TEE in Diagnosing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Cryptogenic Cirrhosis
title_fullStr The Role of TEE in Diagnosing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Cryptogenic Cirrhosis
title_full_unstemmed The Role of TEE in Diagnosing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Cryptogenic Cirrhosis
title_sort role of tee in diagnosing hepatopulmonary syndrome and cryptogenic cirrhosis
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publishDate 2016-01-01
description In the vast majority of cases, ongoing hypoxemia in a cirrhotic patient is usually hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) until proven otherwise; in this case, HPS was suspected prior to any known diagnosis of cirrhosis. This is the first reported case in the literature whereby HPS and cirrhosis were diagnosed after the fact, rather than with the preexisting knowledge of liver cirrhosis.
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