Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive, fibro‐obliterative disorder of the intrahepatic and
extrahepatic bile ducts in infancy. The majority of affected children will eventually develop …

Each Association appointed at least one author to serve on the writing group. The Chair of
the writing group was appointed by the AASLD. Members of the writing group were not …

Shneider BL, Bosch J, de Franchis R, Emre SH, Groszmann RJ, Ling SC, Lorenz JM,
Squires RH, Superina RA, Thompson AE, Mazariegos GV. Portal Hypertension in Children …

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is characterized by abnormalities in blood oxygenation
caused by the presence of intrapulmonary vascular dilations (IPVD) in the context of liver …

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is characterized as a triad: liver disease, intrapulmonary
vascular dilatation and arterial hypoxemia. HPS is reported to be present in 4% to 32% of …

Methods Forty Egyptian children (22 males) were investigated. Their ages ranged from 5 to
12 years (with a mean of 9.5 years). Twenty individuals proved to have cirrhosis. Results …

Pulmonary vascular disease is an important compli-cation of portosystemic shunting in
children and adults with chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis, extrahepatic portal vein …

Abstract Background & Aims Hepatopulmonary syndrome in children has not been
extensively studied particularly in different subsets of portal hypertension. We prospectively …

Objective To prospectively investigate the prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS),
the importance of pulse oximetry in diagnosing HPS, and the longitudinal course after liver …

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a pulmonary complication observed in patients with
chronic liver disease and/or portal hypertension, attributable to an intrapulmonary vascular …