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Rev Med Liege ; 76(7-8): 601-607, 2021 Jul.
Article in French | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34357712

ABSTRACT

Hepato-pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a pulmonary vascular complication of cirrhosis quite frequent but often under-diagnosed, and characterized by intra-pulmonary capillary and pre-capillary vascular dilatations that may lead to severe hypoxemia. HPS is often asymptomatic but may induce a progressive dyspnea. HPS diagnosis is based on arterial gasometry that proves the hypoxemia and contrast-enhanced echo-cardiography revealing the vascular dilatations. Screening of HPS is recommended in every cirrhotic patient complaining of dyspnea or in every liver transplantation candidate. Indeed, the only effective treatment of HPS is liver transplantation; HPS patients receive exception-points in the MELD (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease) liver allocation score. The authors report herein the case of a 39-year-old male patient with a cirrhosis of unknown origin complicated by HPS which appeared as a disabling dyspnea. This patient underwent liver transplantation a year after HPS diagnosis and recovered completely.


Le syndrome hépatopulmonaire est une complication vasculaire pulmonaire de la cirrhose relativement fréquente et sous-diagnostiquée, caractérisée par des vasodilatations capillaires et pré-capillaires intrapulmonaires pouvant entraîner une hypoxémie sévère. Souvent asymptomatique, ce syndrome se révèle le plus souvent par une dyspnée d'apparition progressive. Le diagnostic est réalisé par une gazométrie artérielle prouvant l'hypoxémie et une échographie cardiaque de contraste démontrant l'existence de vasodilatations intrapulmonaires. Le dépistage du syndrome hépatopulmonaire est préconisé chez tout patient atteint de cirrhose présentant de la dyspnée et chez tout patient candidat à une greffe hépatique. En effet, le seul traitement efficace est la transplantation hépatique, et ces patients bénéficient d'ailleurs de points d'exception dans le calcul du score de MELD («Model for End-Stage Liver Disease¼). Nous rapportons ici le cas d'un patient de 39 ans atteint d'une cirrhose d'origine indéterminée compliquée d'un syndrome hépatopulmonaire qui s'est révélé par une dyspnée devenue rapidement invalidante. Ce patient a pu bénéficier d'une transplantation hépatique un an après le diagnostic de syndrome hépatopulmonaire, permettant ainsi une guérison complète tant sur plan hépatique que pulmonaire.


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End Stage Liver Disease , Hepatopulmonary Syndrome , Liver Transplantation , Adult , Hepatopulmonary Syndrome/diagnosis , Hepatopulmonary Syndrome/etiology , Hepatopulmonary Syndrome/surgery , Humans , Liver Cirrhosis/complications , Male , Severity of Illness Index
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Rev Med Liege ; 64(7-8): 373-6, 2009.
Article in French | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19777914

ABSTRACT

We report the case of a twenty-six-years-old patient who developed acute silicosis after only five years of professional exposure. He also succeedingly presented in the course of the disease progressive massive fibrosis, rest hypoxia, and eventually spontaneous pneumothorax. Monopulmonary transplantation was finally successfully performed.


Subject(s)
Lung Diseases, Interstitial/diagnosis , Lung Transplantation , Occupational Diseases/diagnosis , Occupational Exposure/adverse effects , Pneumothorax/diagnosis , Pulmonary Fibrosis/diagnosis , Silicones/adverse effects , Silicosis/diagnosis , Acute Disease , Adult , Aluminum/adverse effects , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/etiology , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/surgery , Lung Transplantation/methods , Male , Occupational Diseases/surgery , Pneumothorax/etiology , Pneumothorax/surgery , Prognosis , Pulmonary Fibrosis/etiology , Pulmonary Fibrosis/surgery , Respiratory Function Tests , Risk Factors , Silicosis/etiology , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome
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