Surgical closure of large splenorenal shunt may accelerate recovery from hepato-pulmonary syndrome in liver transplant patients / 世界急诊医学杂志(英文)
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
;
(4): 60-63, 2020.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-782365
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BACKGROUND@#Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is not uncommon in the setting of liver disease, especially in liver cirrhosis patients. The prevalence of HPS in liver cirrhosis patients varies from 4% to 47%.[1-3] About the definition of HPS, it is a pulmonary vascular disorder with evidence of intrapulmonary arterial venous shunt.[4] Pulmonary dyspnea and polycythemia are common presentations of HPS. Dyspnea, cyanosis and clubbed fingers were present in most of all cases. Spider nevi is another common clinical feature of patients with HPS.
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World Journal of Emergency Medicine
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