title: Fatal intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting in cirrhosis--diagnosis by radionuclide lung perfusion scan.
abstract: Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting is an important cause of hypoxaemia in patients with chronic liver disease. We describe an unusual case of a patient with haemochromatosis who died as a result of severe hypoxaemia which was due to this disorder. The shunt was demonstrated by radionuclide lung perfusion scanning.
authors.affiliation: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Jeffrey
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Prince
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van der Schaaf
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes; C046128:technetium Tc 99m ferric oxide; D013667:Technetium