Portopulmonary hypertension (PPHTN) is one of the most devastating consequences of end-stage liver cirrhosis. When a patient has moderate to severe PPHTN, his or her candidature for liver transplantation is denied. Here we report a successful adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT)
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Treatment with sildenafil and treprostinil allows successful liver transplantation of patients with moderate to severe portopulmonary hypertension
β Scribed by Trina J. Hollatz; Alexandru Musat; Susanne Westphal; Catherine Decker; Anthony M. D'Alessandro; Jon Keevil; Li Zhanhai; James R. Runo
- Book ID
- 112140914
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 281 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.23407
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