Cryptogenic Cirrhosis and Hepatopulmonary Syndrome in a Boy with Hepatic Hemangioma in Botswana: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Francis Msume Banda (Author), Jeremy S. Slone (Author), Alan Anderson (Author), Marisa Beretta (Author), Priya Walabh (Author), Jerome Loveland (Author), Simon Nayler (Author), Farirai Fani Takawira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hepatic hemangiomas are considered to be the most common benign tumors of the liver. They are often found incidentally while investigating for other causes of liver disease. Hemangiomas that are less than 10 cm are not expected to cause any problems. Typically, they do not enlarge and, apart from re...