Primary pulmonary hypertension after portocaval shunt.
Pulmonary hypertension is a rare association of portal hypertension, although its etiology is unclear. We report the development of severe "primary" pulmonary hypertension after an end-to-side portacaval shunt in a woman with postnecrotic cirrhosis.
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical