1. Diagnosis of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome: can biopsy be the key?
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Kriege, Oliver, Kreft, Andreas, Hauptrock, Beate, Wölfinger, Pascal, Theobald, Matthias, and Wagner-Drouet, Eva-Maria
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HEMATOPOIETIC stem cell transplantation , *HEPATIC veno-occlusive disease , *DIAGNOSIS , *BIOPSY - Abstract
This document is a letter published in the Annals of Hematology discussing the diagnosis of veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (VOD/SOS). VOD/SOS is a rare endothelial disease that can occur after hematopoietic cell transplantation or other forms of endothelial damage. The letter presents a case study of a patient who developed late-onset VOD/SOS and highlights the challenges in diagnosing the condition. The authors recommend preemptive treatment for suspected cases and suggest that early biopsy may be necessary for a definitive diagnosis. They also call for further research to develop more specific diagnostic criteria for VOD/SOS. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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