Abstract

MUNOZ MAYA, Octavio Germán et al. Case report of hepatopulmonary syndrome in patients with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. Rev Col Gastroenterol [online]. 2012, vol.27, n.4, pp.323-326. ISSN 0120-9957.

We report the case of a female patient diagnosed with hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) which occurred in the context of chronic thrombosis of the portal and mesenteric veins resulting from primary thrombophilia (protein C and protein S deficiencies). This case of HPS was diagnosed when echocardiography with agitated saline contrast showed the patient was positive for extra cardiac shunt. Scintigraphy using albumin macro-aggregates showed evidence of uptake in the brain and persistent hypoxemia with elevated alveolar-arterial gradient for the age of the patient.

Keywords : Hepatopulmonary syndrome; portal vein thrombosis; nodular regenerative hyperplasia..

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