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Descriptor English: Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome Hepatopulmonar
Descriptor síndrome hepatopulmonar
Scope note: Síndrome caracterizado por la triada clínica de hepatopatía crónica avanzada, dilatación vascular pulmonar y reducción de la oxigenación arterial (HIPOXEMIA), en ausencia de enfermedad intrínseca cardiopulmonar. Este síndrome es frecuente en los pacientes con CIRROSIS HEPÁTICA o (HIPERTENSIÓN PORTAL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome Hepatopulmonar
Descriptor French: Syndrome hépatopulmonaire
Entry term(s): Hepato Pulmonary Syndrome
Hepato-Pulmonary Syndrome
Hepato-Pulmonary Syndromes
Hepatopulmonary Syndromes
Syndrome, Hepato-Pulmonary
Syndrome, Hepatopulmonary
Syndromes, Hepato-Pulmonary
Syndromes, Hepatopulmonary
Tree number(s): C06.552.455
C08.381.385
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020065
Scope note: A syndrome characterized by the clinical triad of advanced chronic liver disease, pulmonary vascular dilatations, and reduced arterial oxygenation (HYPOXEMIA) in the absence of intrinsic cardiopulmonary disease. This syndrome is common in the patients with LIVER CIRRHOSIS or portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Liver Diseases (1982-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 99
History Note: 99
DeCS ID: 33764
Unique ID: D020065
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/10
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0029773
Scope note A syndrome characterized by the clinical triad of advanced chronic liver disease, pulmonary vascular dilatations, and reduced arterial oxygenation (HYPOXEMIA) in the absence of intrinsic cardiopulmonary disease. This syndrome is common in the patients with LIVER CIRRHOSIS or portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).
Preferred term Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Entry term(s) Hepato Pulmonary Syndrome
Hepato-Pulmonary Syndrome
Hepato-Pulmonary Syndromes
Hepatopulmonary Syndromes
Syndrome, Hepato-Pulmonary
Syndrome, Hepatopulmonary
Syndromes, Hepato-Pulmonary
Syndromes, Hepatopulmonary



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