Role of the chest radiograph in the preoperative assessment of the pulmonary function in patients with cirrhosis candidates to liver transplant;Ruolo della radiografia del torace nella valutazione preoperatoria della funzione polmonare dei pazienti con cirrosi candidati al trapianto di fegato

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 320-334

  Prediletto, Renato ^a   Catapano, Giosuè ^a   Bottai, Matteo ^a   Bauleo, Carolina ^a   Mannucci, Francesca ^a   Filipponi, Franco ^a   Sbragia, Paola ^a   Caramella, Davide ^a   Bartolozzi, Carlo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Epatopulmonary syndrome; Liver diseases; Pulmonary gas exchange

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 8444238949     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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