Portopulmonary hypertension

Definition

This is the coexistence of portal and pulmonary hypertension, and is a serious complication of liver disease, present in 0.25 to 4% of all patients suffering from cirrhosis.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Certain specified diseases of liver

• DB99.0Chronic liver disease
• DB99.1Hepatic cyst
• DB99.2Hepatorenal syndrome
• DB99.4Hepatopulmonary syndrome
• DB99.5Hepatic encephalopathy
• DB99.6Intrahepatic cholestasis, not elsewhere classified
• DB99.7Hepatic failure without mention whether acute or chronic
• DB99.8Chronic hepatic failure