Sarcoidosis Complicated by Cirrhosis and Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder commonly affecting the lungs, but also the liver, with cirrhosis and portal hypertension occurring in fewer than 1% of cases. Although hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is seen in 15% to 20% of patients with cirrhosis of varying causes, it has rarely been associate...

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Main Authors: Samir Gupta, Marie E Faughnan, Gerald J Prud’homme, David M Hwang, David G Munoz, Peter Kopplin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/412836
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