Hepatopulmonary syndrome is an important pulmonary vascular complication of liver disease. Its diagnosis is based on the presence of hypoxaemia and the demonstration of intrapulmonary shunting by contrast-enhanced echocardiography or perfusion lung scanning. Awareness of this condition is critical to improve the outcomes of patients with chronic liver disease and/or portal hypertension because hepatopulmonary syndrome receives additional priority on the waiting list for transplantation. A non-invasive measurement of the blood oxygen saturation with pulse oximetry is recommended as a screening tool for this syndrome. The aim of this report was to present clinical and laboratory findings and follow-up of seven paediatric patients who were diagnosed with HPS at our centre.
C1 [Erge, Duygu; Catal, Ferat] Inonu Univ, Dept Pediat, Div Allergy, Fac Med, Malatya, Turkey.
[Selimoglu, Mukadder Ayse; Karabiber, Hamza] Inonu Univ, Dept Pediat, Div Gastroenterol Hepatol & Nutr, Fac Med, Malatya, Turkey.
[Karakurt, Cemsit; Elkiran, Ozlem] Inonu Univ, Dept Pediat, Div Cardiol, Fac Med, Malatya, Turkey.
[Koroglu, Reyhan] Inonu Univ, Fac Med, Dept Nucl Med, Malatya, Turkey.