Emergency hepatectomy for hepatic arteriovenous malformation combined with pulmonary hypertension in an infant

Patients with hepatic arteriovenous malformations rarely present with pulmonary hypertension. We report the case of a 3-month-old boy who developed severe pulmonary hypertension due to a hepatic arteriovenous malformation. The use of pulmonary vasodilators to treat the patient's pulmonary hyper...

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Main Authors: Naruhiko Murase, Hiroo Uchida, Akihide Tanano, Chiyoe Shirota, Akinari Hinoki, Takahisa Tainaka, Kazuki Yokota, Kazuo Oshima, Ryo Shirotsuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615300245