Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome: An unusual complication of partial liver resection

Mohamad Alkhouli; Andrew Gagel; Moses Mathur; Brian O’Murchu

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.54.3617

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome: An unusual complication of partial liver resection

Mohamad Alkhouli, Andrew Gagel, Moses Mathur, Brian O’Murchu

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Abstract

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare syndrome of severe hypoxemia upon assuming an upright position. It is classically described as shunting from the right atrium to the left atrium usually via a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Alterations in the intrathoracic anatomy after liver resection and regeneration may trigger this condition in patients with clinically silent PFO―a previously unreported cause of POS.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1067-1069
Number of pages	3
Journal	Internal Medicine
Volume	54
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.54.3617
State	Published - 2015

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Internal Medicine

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