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Pulmonary infarction after liver transplant and previous hepatopulmonary syndrome.

Abstract
We describe the case of a 36-year-old woman with previous hepatopulmonary syndrome in which a focal pulmonary lesion developed after liver transplantation. Thoracoscopic resection showed a pulmonary infarction of the superior segment of the right lower lobe. The patient recovered and had no further thrombotic events after 2 years of follow-up. The pulmonary vascular changes observed during hepatopulmonary syndrome may predispose patients to the development of pulmonary infarction.
AuthorsA Duchini, S Bradley, V Russack, P J Pockros
JournalSouthern medical journal (South Med J) Vol. 93 Issue 8 Pg. 823-4 (Aug 2000) ISSN: 0038-4348 [Print] United States
PMID10963521 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Autoimmune Diseases (complications)
  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Causality
  • Female
  • Hepatitis (complications)
  • Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (complications, diagnosis, physiopathology)
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis (complications)
  • Liver Transplantation (adverse effects)
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Pulmonary Circulation
  • Pulmonary Embolism (etiology, pathology, surgery)
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Thoracoscopy

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