Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been reported in adults with hypothalamic or pituitary dysfunction, and some have progressed to end stage liver disease requiring transplantation. We report a teenager who initially presented with hypoxia due to intrapulmonary shunting, found to have NAFL
Failure of hepatopulmonary syndrome to resolve after liver transplantation and successful treatment with embolotherapy
β Scribed by John J. Poterucha; Michael J. Krowka; E. Rolland Dickson; Denis A. Cortese; Anthony W. Stanson; Ruud A. F. Krom
- Book ID
- 102851024
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 556 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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