Liver transplantation of a child with child a cirrhosis and severe hepatopulmonary syndrome.
Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a clinical state defined by a chronic hepatic disorder, intrapulmonary vascular dilatation, and altered gas exchange resulting in hypoxemia. Cirrhosis of the liver is the most common condition associated with HPS. A 3-year-old boy who presented with end-stage liver disease and severe hepatopulmonary syndrome underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The findings of HPS resolved immediately after OLT. His status is within normal limits at 6 months after liver transplantation.
Tumgor
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Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Nutrition and Organ Transplantation and Research Center, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. gtumgor74@yahoo.com
Ozkan
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Ulger
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Kilic
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Aydogdu
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D000792:Angiography; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020065:Hepatopulmonary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen