Childhood cirrhosis, hepatopulmonary syndrome and liver transplantation

: Objectives: The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is characterized as a triad: liver disease, intrapulmonary vascular dilatatiton, and arterial hypoxemia. The aim of this study is to analyze outcome of children with HPS in liver transplant era. Methods: Between September 1996 and November 2006, 17...

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Published in:	Pediatric transplantation Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 353 - 357
Main Authors:	Tumgor, Gokhan, Arikan, Cigdem, Yuksekkaya, Hasan Ali, Cakir, Murat, Levent, Erturk, Yagci, Rasit Vural, Kilic, Murat, Aydogdu, Sema
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2008 Blackwell
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Blood Gas Analysis Child Child, Preschool children Echocardiography Female Follow-Up Studies Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen General aspects hepatopulmonary syndrome Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - complications Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - surgery Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - therapy Humans Infant Liver Cirrhosis - complications Liver Cirrhosis - surgery Liver Cirrhosis - therapy liver transplantation Liver Transplantation - methods Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Male Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system Treatment Outcome Human Pediatrics Digestive system Respiratory disease Liver Cardiovascular disease Hepatic disease Homotransplantation Cirrhosis Treatment children Surgery Hepatopulmonary syndrome Digestive diseases Graft Child Liver transplantation
ISSN:	1397-3142, 1399-3046, 1399-3046
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