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Hepatopulmonary syndrome occurring after orthotopic liver transplantation
Author(s) -
Avendano Christopher E.,
Flume Patrick A.,
Baliga Prabhakar,
Lewin David N.,
Strange Charlie,
Reuben Adrian
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
liver transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-6473
pISSN - 1527-6465
DOI - 10.1053/jlts.2001.29416
Subject(s) - hepatopulmonary syndrome , medicine , cirrhosis , biliary atresia , liver transplantation , portal hypertension , orthotopic liver transplantation , gastroenterology , complication , portopulmonary hypertension , transplantation , surgery
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.