CT Scan Does Not Differentiate Patients with Hepatopulmonary Syndrome from Other Patients with Liver Disease

BACKGROUND: Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is defined by liver dysfunction, intrapulmonary vascular dilatations, and impaired oxygenation. The gold standard for detection of intrapulmonary vascular dilatations in HPS is contrast echocardiography. However, two small studies have suggested that patien...

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Autores principales: Chen, Yingming Amy, Prabhudesai, Vikramaditya, Castel, Helene, Gupta, Samir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4934684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27384058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158637

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4934684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27384058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158637

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