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Fatal intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting in cirrhosis — diagnosis by radionuclide lung perfusion scan
Author(s) -
Jeffrey Cary P,
Prince Richard L,
Van der Schaaf Agatha
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb125361.x
Subject(s) - medicine , shunt (medical) , shunting , perfusion , cirrhosis , lung , radiology , radionuclide imaging , nuclear medicine , cardiology
Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting is an important cause of hypoxaemia in patients with chronic liver disease. We describe an unusual case of a patient with haemochromatosis who died as a result of severe hypoxaemia which was due to this disorder. The shunt was demonstrated by radionuclide lung perfusion scanning.