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Improved severe hepatopulmonary syndrome after liver transplantation in an adolescent with end-stage liver disease secondary to biliary atresia

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a serious complication of end-stage liver disease, which is characterized by hypoxia, intrapulmonary vascular dilatation, and liver cirrhosis. Liver transplantation (LT) is the only curative treatment modality for patients with HPS. However, morbidity and mortality...

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Autores principales: Park, Tae Jun, Ahn, Keun Soo, Kim, Yong Hoon, Kim, Hyungseop, Park, Ui Jun, Kim, Hyoung Tae, Cho, Won Hyun, Park, Woo-Hyun, Kang, Koo Jeong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3992334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24757662
http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2014.20.1.76