Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Cardiac Catheterization
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Female
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Humans
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Hypertension, Portal / complications*
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Hypertension, Portal / surgery
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / pathology
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Liver Cirrhosis / surgery
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Lung / pathology
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Middle Aged
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Portacaval Shunt, Surgical*