Assertion: pulmonary schistosomiasis | /r/CreatedBy | portal-caval shunting
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text: Pulmonary schistosomiasis is caused by portal-caval shunting, in which venous blood bypasses the liver through collateral veins connecting the portal vein with the vena cava, and eggs are thereby transported to the lung capillaries, where they induce granulomas in the perialveolar area.