Michael J Krowka, Michael B Fallon, Steven M Kawut, Valentin Fuhrmann, Julie K Heimbach, Michael A E Ramsay, Olivier Sitbon, Ronald J Sokol
Two distinct pulmonary vascular disorders, hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) may occur as a consequence of hepatic parenchymal or vascular abnormalities. HPS and POPH have major clinical implications for liver transplantation. A European Respiratory Society Task Force on Pulmonary-Hepatic Disorders convened in 2002 to standardize the diagnosis and guide management of these disorders. These International Liver Transplant Society diagnostic and management guidelines are based on that task force consensus and should continue to evolve as clinical experience dictates...
July 2016: Transplantation