title: Report of seven children with hepatopulmonary syndrome.
abstract: Hepatopulmonary syndrome is an important pulmonary vascular complication of liver disease. Its diagnosis is based on the presence of hypoxaemia and the demonstration of intrapulmonary shunting by contrast-enhanced echocardiography or perfusion lung scanning. Awareness of this condition is critical to improve the outcomes of patients with chronic liver disease and/or portal hypertension because hepatopulmonary syndrome receives additional priority on the waiting list for transplantation. A non-invasive measurement of the blood oxygen saturation with pulse oximetry is recommended as a screening tool for this syndrome. The aim of this report was to present clinical and laboratory findings and follow-up of seven paediatric patients who were diagnosed with HPS at our centre.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey. duyguolmez@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erge
authors.forename: Mukadder Ayşe
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Selimoğlu
authors.forename: Cemşit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karakurt
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karabiber
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Elkıran
authors.forename: Ferat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Çatal
authors.forename: Reyhan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koroğlu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020065:Hepatopulmonary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male