Hepatopulmonary syndrome. Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment;Síndrome hepatopulmonar. Patogenia, diagnóstico e tratamento

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 250-258

  Lima, Beatriz ^a   Martinelli, Ana ^a   França, Alex Vianey Callado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatopulmonary syndrome, diagnosis; Hepatopulmonary syndrome, etiology; Hepatopulmonary syndrome, therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OXYGEN TENSION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; VASODILATATION;

EID: 16444380601     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032004000400010     Document Type: Review

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