Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Portopulmonary Hypertension in Children: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Management.

J Pediatr

Pediatric Liver Center, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, and the Digestive Health Institute, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.

Published: May 2018

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