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  2. Liver angiosarcoma - Wikipedia

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    The European Liver Transplant Registry considers liver angiosarcoma an absolute contraindication to liver transplantation, [15] reporting that the median survival following liver transplantation is less than 7 months with no one surviving more than 23 months, showing very little difference from no treatment at all. [2] [6]

  3. Transient hepatic attenuation differences - Wikipedia

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    Transient hepatic attenuation differences (THAD) are areas of enhancement during the arterial phase of contrast CT of the liver. THAD is thought to be a physiological phenomenon resulting from regional variation in the blood supply by the portal vein and/or the hepatic artery.

  4. Liver spot - Wikipedia

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    However, despite being a benign condition, liver spots are sometimes considered unsightly and some people choose to have them removed. This can be done by electrosurgery, laser treatment, cryotherapy, or the use of depigmentation agents, such as hydroquinone, [8] tretinoin, [8] topical cysteamine, [9] azelaic acid, [10] or alpha hydroxy acids. [11]

  5. Category:Diseases of liver - Wikipedia

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    Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes K70-K77 within Chapter XI: Diseases of the digestive system should be included in this category. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.

  6. List of hepato-biliary diseases - Wikipedia

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    Chronic liver diseases like chronic hepatitis, chronic alcohol abuse or chronic toxic liver disease may cause liver failure and hepatorenal syndrome; fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver; Cirrhosis may also occur in primary biliary cirrhosis. Rarely, cirrhosis is congenital.

  7. Hepatic lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    Visceral nodes of the abdominal cavity. The hepatic lymph nodes consist of the following groups: (a) hepatic, on the stem of the hepatic artery, and extending upward along the common bile duct, between the two layers of the lesser omentum, as far as the porta hepatis; the cystic gland, a member of this group, is placed near the neck of the gall-bladder;

  8. Ischemic hepatitis - Wikipedia

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    Ischemic hepatitis, also known as shock liver, is a condition defined as an acute liver injury caused by insufficient blood flow (and consequently insufficient oxygen delivery) to the liver. [5] The decreased blood flow ( perfusion ) to the liver is usually due to shock or low blood pressure.

  9. Spider angioma - Wikipedia

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    A spider angioma or spider naevus (plural: spider naevi), also nevus araneus, is a type of telangiectasis [2] (swollen, spider-like blood vessels on the skin) found slightly beneath the skin's surface, often containing a central red spot and deep reddish extensions (see Blood color) which radiate outwards like a spider's web or a spider's legs.