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Scenario number one: hepatopulmonary syndrome
1University of Alabama, Birmingham Liver Center 35294, USA.
Liver Transplantation and Surgery : Official Publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
|July 1, 1996
Summary
Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) involves lung changes in liver disease patients. Research is needed to understand HPS, its impact on liver transplantation, and unique patient complications.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Hepatology
- Transplantation Medicine
Background:
- Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a clinical condition characterized by intrapulmonary vasodilatation in patients with liver disease and/or portal hypertension.
- The underlying pathogenesis of pulmonary vascular changes in HPS remains incompletely understood and is an active area of research.