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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease
Digestive System Diseases > Liver Diseases > Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease

Preferred term

Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Hepatic Veno Occlusive Disease
  • Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Sinusoidal Obstruction
  • Veno Occlusive Disease, Hepatic
  • Veno-Occlusive Disease, Hepatic

Scope note

  • Liver disease that is caused by injuries to the ENDOTHELIAL CELLS of the vessels and subendothelial EDEMA, but not by THROMBOSIS. Extracellular matrix, rich in FIBRONECTINS, is usually deposited around the HEPATIC VEINS leading to venous outflow occlusion and sinusoidal obstruction.

History note

  • 87; VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE OF LIVER was see HEPATIC VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE 1987-93

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006504

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