Abernethy syndrome, a rare cause of hypoxemia: A case report

• Main Authors: Manoj Kumar Sahu (Author), Akshay Kumar Bisoi (Author), Naveen Chandrasekaran Chander (Author), Sandeep Agarwala (Author), Sandeep Chauhan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abernethy syndrome (congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (CEPS II)) as an etiology of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is uncommon. The severe hypoxemia and its consequences become incapacitating for the patient. Early shunt closure resolves hypoxemia and clinical symptomatology and prevents ir...