Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) or veno-occlusive disease with immunodeficiency 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 chemotherapy given before a bone marrow transplant and/or excessive exposure to hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
A TIPS procedure decreases the effective vascular resistance of the liver through the creation of an alternative pathway for portal venous circulation. By creating a shunt from the portal vein to the hepatic vein, this intervention allows portal blood an alternative avenue for draining into systemic circulation.
Preoperative PVE is a very well tolerated procedure with extremely low mortality rates (0.1 percent) and technical failure rates (0.4 percent). [3] Complication rates from the procedure are low as well (2–3 percent) and include portal vein thrombosis, liver infarction, necrosis, infection, pneumothorax, and other risks as listed above. [3]
Based on where and what injury or disease is identified, one or more additional procedures may be performed during an exploratory laparotomy, including: splenectomy, or removal of all or part of the spleen [13] hepatectomy, or removal of all or part of the liver [13] pericardial window, in which an opening is made in the sac surrounding the ...
Liver transplantation is a potential treatment for acute or chronic conditions which cause irreversible and severe ("end-stage") liver dysfunction. [4] Since the procedure carries relatively high risks, is resource-intensive, and requires major life modifications after surgery, it is reserved for dire circumstances.
The soccer icon is speaking out about GVHD, a serious risk with bone marrow transplants, in order to raise awareness. Mia Hamm's brother died following complications from a bone marrow transplant.
This pain may, rarely, return as phantom pain after surgical removal of the rectum, though pain within a few weeks of surgical removal of the rectum is usually neuropathic pain due to the surgery (described in one study [11] as spontaneous, intermittent, mild to moderate shooting and bursting, or tight and aching), and pain emerging after three ...
Mechanical theory - Following trauma, fat is released directly from the bone marrow into the circulation. This is because after trauma, an elevated pressure in the medullary cavity (central cavity of the bone where the bone marrow are stored) causes the release of fat globules into the venous system supplying the bone. Since venous blood ...