Hepatic venous occlusive disease

Hepatic venous occlusion (HVOD) refers to the swelling and fibrosis of the hepatic lobular vein and hepatic vein branch endothelium. Pain, ascites, etc., more than half of the patients can recover, 20% of patients die from liver failure, and a few patients develop cirrhotic portal hypertension.

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