Successful liver transplantation in a child with biliary atresia and Hepatopulmonary syndrome

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 403-406

  Liang, C D ^a   Chen, C L ^a   de Villa, V H ^a   Tiao, M M ^a   Cheng, Y F ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Hypoxemia; Living donor liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

MACROSALB TC 99M;

ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CYANOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VASODILATATION;

BILIARY ATRESIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG; OXYGEN; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 0034918855     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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