Successful treatment of severe hepatopulmonary syndrome with a sequential use of TIPS placement and liver transplantation

Successful treatment of severe hepatopulmonary syndrome with a sequential use of TIPS placement and liver transplantation

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a complication of portal hypertension (PH) defined by the presence of liver disease, abnormal pulmonary gas exchange and evidence of intrapulmonary vascular dilatations (IPVD) producing a right to left intrapulmonary shunt. Liver transplantation (LT) is the treatmen...

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Main Authors: Carlos Benítez, Marco Arrese, Jorge Jorquera, Iván Godoy, Andrea Conteras, Soledad Loyola, Pilar Domínguez P, Nicolás Jarufe, Jorge Martínez, Rosa María Pérez-Ayuso, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Cirrhosis
respiratory failure
liver transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119318162

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