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A case of hepatopulmonary syndrome

This report presents the case of a 42-year-old man with liver cirrhosis who presents with breathlessness. Initial investigations are unable to explain his persistent hypoxia and a diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome is considered. Saline contrast echocardiography is utilised in confirming the diag...

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Autores principales: Offer, James, Green, Lawrence, Houghton, Andrew R, Campbell, Jim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4676489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26693337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/ERP-14-0100