Pulmonary Artery Embolotherapy in a Patient with Type I Hepatopulmonary Syndrome after Liver Transplantation
Korean Journal of Radiology
;
: 485-489, 2010.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-65177
ABSTRACT
Although liver transplantation (LT) is the only effective treatment option for hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), the post-LT morbidity and mortality have been high for patients with severe HPS. We performed post-LT embolotherapy in a 10-year-old boy who had severe type I HPS preoperatively, but he failed to recover early from his hypoxemic symptoms after an LT. Multiple embolizations were then successfully performed on the major branches that formed the abnormal vascular structures. After the embolotherapy, the patient had symptomatic improvement and he was discharged without complications.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Oximetry
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Echocardiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Liver Transplantation
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Embolization, Therapeutic
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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