Abernethy malformation: One of the etiologies of hepatopulmonary syndrome

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 391-394

  Alvarez, Alfonso E ^a   Ribeiro, Antônio F ^a   Hessel, Gabriel ^a   Baracat, Jamal ^a   Ribeiro, José D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abernethy malformation; Congenital absence; Cyanosis; Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Portal vein

Indexed keywords

ABERNETHY MALFORMATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; MALE; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYANOSIS; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 0036841042     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10182     Document Type: Article

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