Hepatic veno-occlusive disease

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Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
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ICD-10 K76.5
OMIM 235550
DiseasesDB 34365

Hepatic veno-occlusive disease is a condition in which some of the veins in the liver are blocked.

It is sometimes a complication of high-dose chemotherapy given before a bone marrow transplant and is marked by increases in weight, liver size, and blood levels of bilirubin.

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This article includes text from the U.S. National Cancer Institute's public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms