Late Resolution of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome after Liver Transplantation

Respiration

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-175

  Philit, F ^a   Wiesendanger, T ^a   Gille, D ^b   Boillot, O ^b   Cordier, J F ^a  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Hypoxemia; Liver disease; Orthotopic liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANOXEMIA; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031046290     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: 14230356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000196665     Document Type: Article

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