Hepatopulmonary syndrome in a child

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-130

  Yuan, Han Chih ^a   Wu, Tzee Chung ^a   Huang, I Fei ^a   Liu, Chin Su ^a   Chern, Ming Sheng ^a   Hwang, Be Tau ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Congenital biliary atresia; Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Kasai operation

Indexed keywords

MACROSALB TC 99M; OXYGEN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FECES COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; SUPPLEMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BILIARY ATRESIA; FEMALE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0038657990     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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