Hepatopulmonary syndrome: angiography and therapeutic embolization.
We report a case where an embolization therapy was successfully performed for diffusely dilated pulmonary vessels in a patient with hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) as a palliative treatment before liver transplantation. To our knowledge, this therapeutic approach has been tried only for arteriovenous malformation type HPS, and not for diffuse dilatation [Chest 91 (1987) 920].
Ryu
Jung Kyu
JK
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Hoeki-Dong #1, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul 130-702, South Korea.
Oh
Joo Hyeong
JH
D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020065:Hepatopulmonary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome