Sarcoidosis Complicated by Cirrhosis and Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Respiratory Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1198-2241
DOI: 10.1155/2008/412836