Their findings indicate that this constriction is functional, rather than due to compression of the inferior vena cava by a large liver, and that by paracentesis this blockage to venous return is ...

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The liver had diffuse hypoattenuation with a ... hepatic artery, and inferior vena cava. A contrast-enhanced axial image at the level of the umbilicus (Panel A) reveals an umbilical hernia ...

Brown’s hollow-point bullet passed through Bauer’s pancreas, stomach, liver, right kidney, diaphragm and inferior vena cava — the largest vein in the body. Because the hollow-point caused so much ...

Presurgical treatment for inferior vena cava tumor thrombus in patients with renal cell carcinoma: A scoping review. Univariate analysis of survival outcomes and clinical benefit.

AO = aorta; IHM = implanted hemodynamic monitoring; FC = Fontan circulation; IVC = inferior vena cava; LA = left atrium; LPA = left pulmonary artery; LV = left ventricle; MELD-XI = Model of End-Stage ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is estimated to occur in up to 50% of patients with liver cirrhosis and is associated with increased morbidity and a high risk of short-term and long-term mortality.1 ...