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Hepatic vein obstruction refers to a blockage of the hepatic vein, which carries blood away from the liver.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 25, 2006
Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare problem that results from blood clotting in the veins flowing out of the liver (hepatic veins). The high pressure of blood in these veins leads to an enlarged liver, and to an accumulation of fluid in the abdomen, called ascites .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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