Late resolution of hepatopulmonary syndrome after liver transplantation.
We report a 38-year-old patient with hepatopulmonary syndrome related to posthepatitis C liver cirrhosis. After liver transplantation, hypoxemia initially worsened markedly, then resolved completely 14 months after transplantation. Liver transplantation may be a reliable treatment of hepatopulmonary syndrome, but clinicians should be aware that the correction of hypoxemia may be delayed and that transient deterioration is possible.
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Service de Pneumologie et Laboratoire d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Respiratoires, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors