Diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome with contrast transthoracic echocardiography and histological confirmation
| Autor: | D.A. de Luis, J. L. Moya, Víctor Moreira, Daniel Boixeda, J. L. Enriquez, Rocío Aller, L. Fogue |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Liver Cirrhosis
Male medicine.medical_specialty Cirrhosis Adolescent Biopsy Pulmonary disease medicine Humans In patient Pulmonary vasodilatation Hepatopulmonary syndrome Lung Hepatology business.industry Oxygenation medicine.disease Vasodilation medicine.anatomical_structure Liver Echocardiography Portal hypertension Radiology business Hepatopulmonary Syndrome |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0106-9543 |
| Popis: | We report a patient with cirrhosis and hepatopulmonary syndrome. This syndrome is an entity characterized by anomalies in the arterial oxygenation in patients with chronic hepatic disease and/or portal hypertension and demonstration of pulmonary vasodilatation (PV) in absence of primary cardiac or pulmonary disease. We show that the finding of PV with transthoracic contrast enhanced echocardiography (TCEE) in the diagnosis of PV is real and corresponds to direct measurement of capillary diameter by morphometry. |
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