Hepatopulmonary syndrome: A review of the literature

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-98

  Ghittoni, G ^a   Valentini, G ^a   Spada, C ^a   Rossi, Z ^b   Gasbarrini, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b REGINA APOSTOLORUM HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Hepatopulmonary syndrome, therapy; Liver cirrhosis; Liver diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ASCITES FLUID; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; HYPOXEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; CHRONIC DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT, TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC;

EID: 0141484432     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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