title: The Role of TEE in Diagnosing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Cryptogenic Cirrhosis.
abstract: In the vast majority of cases, ongoing hypoxemia in a cirrhotic patient is usually hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) until proven otherwise; in this case, HPS was suspected prior to any known diagnosis of cirrhosis. This is the first reported case in the literature whereby HPS and cirrhosis were diagnosed after the fact, rather than with the preexisting knowledge of liver cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scott-Herridge
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Surrey, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Kapil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhagirath
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Surrey, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Surinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Janda
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Department of Radiology, St. Boniface General Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
authors.forename: Davinder S
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3639-9047
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Jassal