Hepatopulmonary syndrome occurring after orthotopic liver transplantation
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- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Liver Transplantation
- Vol. 7 (12) , 1081-1084
- https://doi.org/10.1053/jlts.2001.29416
Abstract
Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an infrequent complication of liver cirrhosis. Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has gained increasing acceptance as a treatment modality for HPS, although there have been reports of HPS developing after OLT with documented recurrence of cirrhosis. We describe the case of a 9-year-old boy who underwent OLT at 7 months of age because of biliary atresia. He subsequently developed HPS in the setting of chronic rejection without cirrhosis or evidence of portal hypertension. Re-OLT resulted in resolution of HPS and a good clinical outcome.Keywords
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