Normalization of ventilation/perfusion relationships after liver transplantation in patients with decompensated cirrhosis: Evidence for a hepatopulmonary syndrome

Pulmonary hypertension after liver trans

Pulmonary hypertension after liver transplantation in patients with antecedent hepatopulmonary syndrome: A report of 2 cases and review of the literature

✍ Federico Aucejo; Charles Miller; David Vogt; Bijan Eghtesad; Shunichi Nakagawa; 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 79 KB 👁 1 views

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and portopulmonary hypertension (PPHTN) are distinct clinical entities that may complicate liver disease. Although HPS and PPHTN are different, several reports describe 6 patients in whom both conditions have occurred, either concurrently or sequentially, sometimes wit