The relative roles of portal hypertension and of cirrhosis in the pathogenesis of pulmonary lesions associated with chronic liver disease
There have been numerous reports of cardiovascular and pulmonary abnormalities in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. The role of portal hypertension in the pathogenesis of pulmonary abnormalities in patients with liver disease has not been defined. The present study was therefore under...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25560 |