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Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Digestive System Diseases > Liver Diseases > Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

Preferred term

Hepatopulmonary Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A syndrome characterized by the clinical triad of advanced chronic liver disease, pulmonary vascular dilatations, and reduced arterial oxygenation (HYPOXEMIA) in the absence of intrinsic cardiopulmonary disease. This syndrome is common in the patients with LIVER CIRRHOSIS or portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).

Entry terms

  • Hepato-Pulmonary Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NV0M7H9W-D

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