Hepatopulmonary syndrome in children - is conventional liver transplantation always needed?

Background: Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is the association of liver disease, hypoxemia, and intrapulmonary vascular dilatations. There are little data on the management of HPS in children other than conventional orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).

Aims: To describe the patient characteristics, mode of diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of children with HPS at our center.