Hepatic veno-occlusive disease

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003805",
  "term": "Hepatic veno-occlusive disease",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A condition in which some of the veins in the liver are blocked. This causes a decrease in blood flow inside the liver and may lead to liver damage. Signs and symptoms include weight gain, yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes, dark-colored urine, and increased liver size. It may occur at some point in time after radiation therapy to the liver and bile ducts or after high-dose anticancer drugs were given before a stem cell transplant. Also called sinusoidal obstruction syndrome.",
  "synonyms": [
    "sinusoidal obstruction syndrome"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/hepatic-veno-occlusive-disease/"
}