R Rodriguez-Roisin, MJ Krowka, P Herve, MB … - European Respiratory Journal, 2004 - ersj.org.uk Owing to the success of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), there has been
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- ►atsjournals.org H Nunes, D Lebrec, M Mazmanian, F Capron, J … - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2001 - Am Thoracic Soc The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is characterized by intrapulmonary vascular
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J Zhang, Y Ling, B Luo, L Tang, SW Ryter, CR … - Gastroenterology, 2003 - Elsevier Cirrhosis and portal hypertension due to chronic common bile duct ligation
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