"Hepatopulmonary Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome characterized by the clinical triad of advanced chronic liver disease, pulmonary vascular dilatations, and reduced arterial oxygenation (HYPOXEMIA) in the absence of intrinsic cardiopulmonary disease. This syndrome is common in the patients with LIVER CIRRHOSIS or portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D020065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.455 C08.381.385
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| Concept/Terms |
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome- Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
- Hepatopulmonary Syndromes
- Syndrome, Hepatopulmonary
- Syndromes, Hepatopulmonary
- Hepato-Pulmonary Syndrome
- Hepato Pulmonary Syndrome
- Hepato-Pulmonary Syndromes
- Syndrome, Hepato-Pulmonary
- Syndromes, Hepato-Pulmonary
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatopulmonary Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after liver transplantation in a patient with hepatopulmonary syndrome and an atrial septal defect. Int J Artif Organs. 2015 Mar; 38(3):170-2.
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Coil embolization of pulmonary arteries as a palliative treatment of diffuse type I hepatopulmonary syndrome. Respir Care. 2015 Feb; 60(2):e20-5.
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Pulmonary complications in chronic liver disease. Hepatology. 2014 Apr; 59(4):1627-37.
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Liver transplantation for hepatopulmonary syndrome due to noncirrhotic portal hypertension. Transplant Proc. 2011 Sep; 43(7):2814-6.
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Pulmonary complications in cirrhosis. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2011 Jun; 16(3):281-8.
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Abernethy malformation complicated by hepatopulmonary syndrome and a liver mass successfully treated by liver transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2011 Nov; 15(7):E149-51.
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Resolution of hepatopulmonary syndrome after auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation in Abernethy malformation. A case report. Liver Transpl. 2007 Dec; 13(12):1662-8.
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Retrospective analysis of the results of liver transplantation for adults with severe hepatopulmonary syndrome. Liver Transpl. 2002 Oct; 8(10):925-31.