"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatopulmonary Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Pulmonary complications of hepatic diseases. World J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jul 14; 22(26):6008-15.
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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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Hepatopulmonary syndrome in children - is conventional liver transplantation always needed? Clin Transplant. 2011 Nov-Dec; 25(6):849-55.
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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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Rapid progression from hepatopulmonary syndrome to portopulmonary hypertension in an adolescent female with hypopituitarism. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Mar; 50(3):334-6.
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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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Clinical predictors and characteristics of patients with chronic liver disease and intrapulmonary shunts. Clin Cardiol. 2005 Sep; 28(9):437-41.