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

Preferred term

Hepatopulmonary Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Hepato Pulmonary Syndrome
  • Hepato-Pulmonary Syndrome
  • Hepato-Pulmonary Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Hepato-Pulmonary
  • Syndromes, Hepato-Pulmonary

Scope note

  • 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).

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020065

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