Resolution of hepatopulmonary syndrome after auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation in abernethy malformation. A case report

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1662-1668

  Emre, Sukru ^a,c   Amon, Ronen ^a   Cohen, Emil ^a   Morotti, Raffaella A ^a   Vaysman, Dmitriy ^b   Shneider, Benjamin L ^a,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABERNETHY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PALPITATION; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MESOCAVAL SHUNT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; WHEEZING;

CHILD; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549009914     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21349     Document Type: Article

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