Síndrome hepatopulmonar.
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome is an uncommon clinical situation of unknown cause. It remains the focus of intense investigation and ongoing debate. The authors present a case of a 77 year old man with chronic liver disease known for 5 years, who developed central cyanoses, digital clubbing and hypoxemia....
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1997-12-01
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| author | M L De Oliveira M F Moraes M A Pinheiro J P Da Graça P Abecasis |
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| description | Hepatopulmonary Syndrome is an uncommon clinical situation of unknown cause. It remains the focus of intense investigation and ongoing debate. The authors present a case of a 77 year old man with chronic liver disease known for 5 years, who developed central cyanoses, digital clubbing and hypoxemia. On searching for the cause of these clinical features, the diagnosis of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome was admitted and confirmed by contrast enhanced echocardiography using agitated saline, and also by technetium 99m-labelled macroaggregated albumin scanning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa061be7a5b64397bf1ba07a6781ec172022-12-22T04:12:58ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07581997-12-01101110.20344/amp.2505Síndrome hepatopulmonar.M L De Oliveira0M F MoraesM A PinheiroJ P Da GraçaP AbecasisServiço de Pneumologia, Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa.Hepatopulmonary Syndrome is an uncommon clinical situation of unknown cause. It remains the focus of intense investigation and ongoing debate. The authors present a case of a 77 year old man with chronic liver disease known for 5 years, who developed central cyanoses, digital clubbing and hypoxemia. On searching for the cause of these clinical features, the diagnosis of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome was admitted and confirmed by contrast enhanced echocardiography using agitated saline, and also by technetium 99m-labelled macroaggregated albumin scanning.https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/2505 |
| spellingShingle | M L De Oliveira M F Moraes M A Pinheiro J P Da Graça P Abecasis Síndrome hepatopulmonar. Acta Médica Portuguesa |
| title | Síndrome hepatopulmonar. |
| title_full | Síndrome hepatopulmonar. |
| title_fullStr | Síndrome hepatopulmonar. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Síndrome hepatopulmonar. |
| title_short | Síndrome hepatopulmonar. |
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