The Prevalence and the Impact of Portopulmonary Hypertension on Postoperative Course in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2860-2863

  Bozbas, S S ^a   Eyuboglu, F O ^a   Arslan, N G ^a   Ergur, F O ^a   Karakayali, H ^a   Haberal, M ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALAGILLE SYNDROME; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PORTOPULMONARY HYPERTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS; WILSON DISEASE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70149093433     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.06.178     Document Type: Article

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