complication
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
disease (VOD) or veno-occlusive disease with is a potentially life-threatening condition in which some of the small veins in the liver are obstructed. It is a complication of high-dose given before a bone or excessive exposure to hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids. It is classically marked by weight gain due to fluid , increased liver size, and raised levels of in the blood. The name sinusoidal obstruction (SOS) is preferred if hepatic veno-occlusive disease happens as a result of chemotherapy or bone marrow .
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Weight gain, tender enlargement of the liver, ascites,
How it's found
- ·Liver
Prevention
- ·Ursodeoxycholic acid
Treatment
- ·Defibrotide
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