Primary pulmonary hypertension after portocaval shunt

Pulmonary hypertension is a rare association of portal hypertension, although its etiology is unclear. We report the development of severe "primary" pulmonary hypertension after an end-to-side portacaval shunt in a woman with postnecrotic cirrhosis.

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Published inJournal of clinical gastroenterology Vol. 5; no. 4; p. 353
Main Authors Bernthal, A C, Eybel, C E, Payne, J A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1983
Subjects
Cardiac Catheterization
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Portal - complications
Hypertension, Portal - surgery
Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology
Hypertension, Pulmonary - pathology
Liver Cirrhosis - surgery
Lung - pathology
Middle Aged
Portacaval Shunt, Surgical
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Summary:Pulmonary hypertension is a rare association of portal hypertension, although its etiology is unclear. We report the development of severe "primary" pulmonary hypertension after an end-to-side portacaval shunt in a woman with postnecrotic cirrhosis.
ISSN:0192-0790
DOI:10.1097/00004836-198308000-00014