What do we take consideration in the patient who has an unpredicted severe portopulmonary hypertension in liver transplantation?: a case report
Severe portopulmonary hypertension (PPHT) is considered a contraindication for liver transplantation (LT) because of the associated high mortality and poor prognosis. We report the case of a 57-year-old cirrhotic woman with severe PPHT (mean pulmonary artery pressure [mPAP] > 65 mmHg), who underw...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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| Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-68-83.pdf |