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Organ replacement in animals. Organ replacement in animals is an emerging field in veterinary science, focusing on improving and prolonging the lives of animals through the replacement or augmentation of damaged or dysfunctional organs. Despite its relative rarity compared to limb prosthesis, strides have been made over the decades, with ...
Hepatic artery thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in the artery that provides blood flow to the liver. Hepatic artery thrombosis may occur as a complication after liver transplantation, [ 1] and represents the most common complication of liver transplantation. [ 2] Smoking tobacco increases the risk of hepatic artery thrombosis in people ...
The Pringle manoeuvre is a surgical technique used in some abdominal operations and in liver trauma. The hepatoduodenal ligament is clamped either with a surgical tool called a haemostat, an umbilical tape or by hand. This limits blood inflow through the hepatic artery and the portal vein, controlling bleeding from the liver.
Vladimir P. Demikhov was born on July 31, 1916, [4] into a family of Russian peasants living on a small farmstead in the northern part of Russia's Volgograd region. [5] His father, Peter Yakovlevich Demikhov was killed during the Russian Civil War when Demikhov was about three years old, [1] [5] so he and his brother and sister were raised by their mother, Domnika Alexandrovna, who managed to ...
Hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma in an individual who was hepatitis C positive. Autopsy specimen. Hepatocellular carcinoma ( HCC[ 1]) is the most common type of primary liver cancer in adults and is currently the most common cause of death in people with cirrhosis. [ 2] HCC is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths ...
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia ( CLL) is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell ). [ 2][ 8] Early on, there are typically no symptoms. [ 2] Later, non-painful lymph node swelling, feeling tired, fever, night sweats, or weight loss for no clear reason may occur ...
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, percutaneous hepatic cholangiogram ( PTHC) is a radiological technique used to visualize the anatomy of the biliary tract. [ 1] A contrast medium is injected into a bile duct in the liver, after which X-rays are taken. It allows access to the biliary tree in cases where endoscopic retrograde ...
Fox5Vegas reports about how Enzo was able to receive the life saving transfusions. Heather Davis, Las Vegas Animal Blood Bank coordinator, was quoted as saying, "He had a lot of wounds. We didn ...