Hepatopulmonary syndrome in Japanese liver cirrhosis patients

Schistosomiasis and hepatopulmonary syndrome: the role of concomitant liver cirrhosis

BACKGROUND Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is defined as an oxygenation defect induced by intrapulmonary vasodilation in patients with liver disease or portal hypertension. It is investigated in patients with liver cirrhosis and less frequently in those with portal hypertension without liver cirrhosis, as may occur in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS). OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalenc...

Frequency of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) Among Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: A Letter to Editor.

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a complication of liver disease. It is most frequently related to portal hypertension (with or without cirrhosis), although chronic liver disease of almost any etiology could be related to HPS (1, 2). Moreover, some acute liver diseases are related to HPS, such as ischemic hepatitis (3). HPS can be diagnosed when the following disorders have been approved (1, 4...

frequency of hepatopulmonary syndrome (hps) among patients with liver cirrhosis: a letter to editor

Screening of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) with CEUS and pulse-oximetry in liver cirrhosis patients eligible for liver transplant.

BACKGROUND AND AIM The prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) in the setting of cirrhosis ranges between 4%-47%. We aimed to detect a correlation between heart and lungs findings on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)and pulse-oximetry, in order to early detect HPS and thus to improve patients referral to orthotopic liver transplantation(OLT). METHODS We considered at risk for HPS all p...

Hepatopulmonary Syndrome in Poorly Compensated Postnecrotic Liver Cirrhosis by Hepatitis B Virus in Korea

BACKGROUND Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) refers to the association of hypoxemia, intrapulmonary shunting and chronic liver disease. But there is no clear data about the prevalence of HPS in postnecrotic liver cirrhosis by hepatitis B virus (HBV), the most common cause of liver disease in Korea. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HPS in poorly compensated postnecrotic li...