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  2. Hepatic arterial infusion - Wikipedia

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    Hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) is a medical procedure that delivers chemotherapy directly to the liver.The procedure, mostly used in combination with systemic chemotherapy, plays a role in the treatment of liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). [1]

  3. Oocyte cryopreservation - Wikipedia

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    Individuals diagnosed with cancer who have not yet begun chemotherapy or radiotherapy can benefit from oocyte cryopreservation. [3] Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are toxic to oocytes, reducing the number of viable eggs. In these cases, egg freezing may be used to preserve eggs [4] [5]. [clarification needed] [citation needed]

  4. Liver regeneration - Wikipedia

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    Liver regeneration is the process by which the liver is able to replace damaged or lost liver tissue. The liver is the only visceral organ with the capacity to regenerate. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The liver can regenerate after partial hepatectomy or injury due to hepatotoxic agents such as certain medications, toxins, or chemicals. [ 3 ]

  5. Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization - Wikipedia

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    TACE of liver tumors derives its beneficial effect by two primary mechanisms. [3] Most tumors within the liver are supplied by the proper hepatic artery, so arterial embolization preferentially interrupts the tumor's blood supply and stalls growth until neovascularization. Secondly, focused administration of chemotherapy allows for delivery of ...

  6. Liver transplantation - Wikipedia

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    Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with the healthy liver from another person . Liver transplantation is a treatment option for end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure, although availability of donor organs is a major limitation. Liver transplantation is highly regulated, and only ...

  7. First pass effect - Wikipedia

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    First-pass metabolism may occur in the liver (for propranolol, lidocaine, clomethiazole, and nitroglycerin) or in the gut (for benzylpenicillin and insulin). [4] The four primary systems that affect the first pass effect of a drug are the enzymes of the gastrointestinal lumen, [5] gastrointestinal wall enzymes, [6] [7] [8] bacterial enzymes [5] and hepatic enzymes.

  8. Egg donation - Wikipedia

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    Egg donation is the process by which a woman donates eggs to enable another woman to conceive as part of an assisted reproduction treatment or for biomedical research. For assisted reproduction purposes, egg donation typically involves in vitro fertilization technology, with the eggs being fertilized in the laboratory; more rarely, unfertilized eggs may be frozen and stored for later use.

  9. Acute liver failure - Wikipedia

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    Acute liver failure is the appearance of severe complications rapidly after the first signs (such as jaundice) of liver disease, and indicates that the liver has sustained severe damage (loss of function of 80–90% of liver cells).