%0 Case Reports
%T Hepatopulmonary syndrome: Case report of the evidence of intrapulmonary shunt on 99mTc-MAA scintigraphy and contrast transthoracic echocardiography.
%A Zhou P
%A Yang J
%J Hell J Nucl Med
%V 27
%N 1
%D 2024 Jan-Apr 18
%M 38629817
%F 1.146
%R 10.1967/s002449912704
%X The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is characterized by arterial oxygenation defect induced by intrapulmonary vascular dilatations in the setting of liver disease. We report a 57-year-old woman with a history of liver cirrhosis presented with progressive cyanosis, exertional dyspnea and a dry cough. Oxyhemoglobin saturation was 88.5% on room air. Contrast transthoracic echocardiography (cTTE) and technetium-99m-macroaggregated albumin (99mTc-MAA) scintigraphy showed an intrapulmonary shunting and confirmed HPS.