Research Results For 'Cirrhosis'

BOBBY JORDAN

Bobby Jordan (also known as Bobbie Jordan) was an American actor. He was born in 1923 at Harrison, New York and died in 1965 of cirrhosis of the liver.
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JOHN CASSAVETES

John Cassavetes was an American actor, film director, film producer and writer. He was born in 1929 at New York and died in 1989 of cirrhosis of the liver.
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JOHN SMITH

John Smith (Robert Van Orden) was an American actor. He was born in 1931 at Los Angeles, California and died in 1995 of cirrhosis of the liver.
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PEGGIE CASTLE

Peggie Castle was an American actress. She was born in 1926 at Appalachi, Virginia and died in 1973 of cirrhosis of the liver.
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CIRRHOSIS

Cirrhosis is any of various chronic progressive diseases of the liver, characterised by the death of liver cells and irreversible fibrosis. Cirrhosis is caused by inadequate diet, excessive alcohol, chronic infection and others.
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HAEMATEMESIS

Haematemesis is the vomiting of blood. It may be due to: having swallowed blood (after a nosebleed or surgery in the mouth); peptic ulcer; or rupture of varicose veins in the oesophagus or a complication of cirrhosis.
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PORTAL HYPERTENSION

Portal hypertension also known as renovascular hypertension is an increased blood pressure in the portal system caused by a blockage in the liver's blood supply, often linked to alcoholic cirrhosis. It results in the spleen getting larger, increased blood pressure, and varicose veins of the esophagus.
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RECTUM

The rectum is the lowest portion of the large intestine, terminating at the anus. The rectum is S- shaped, about 22 cm long, and is formed of muscle layers similar to those elsewhere in the intestinal tract. The lower end of the rectum is funnel-shaped and terminates in the anal canal which is lined with a special form of skin. The rectum is 'slung' in the bottom of the pelvis between the levator ani muscles. Below this level and around the anal canal is a strong sphincter of voluntary muscle - the external sphincter. The internal sphincter is the thickened lower end of the involuntary rectal muscle. Stretching or weakness of the levator ani muscle, or nervous conditions causing paralysis of this or the external sphincter allow the rectum to drop. The lining mucous membrane is then 'prolapsed'. On either side of the anal canal below the levator ani muscle is a space containing fat - the ischio-rectal fossa. This is sometimes the seat of infection and abscess formation.

The anal canal has arteries and veins from the systemic circulation coming from the perineum and buttocks. The arteries join with the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery while the veins join with the tributaries of the portal vein which drain the rectum. If the portal veins are blocked or compressed (as in extreme constipation or in more serious disorders which affect the liver, such as cirrhosis) the haemorrhoidal veins become dilated or 'varicose'. These varicosities around and inside the anal canal immediately underneath the lining membrane are called ' piles' or haemorrhoids. Sometimes during strain at stool the veins are temporarily distended and one of them bursts, producing either brisk haemorrhage or a perianal haematoma (a form of external ' pile'). The rectum is normally empty except immediately before defaecation. The passage of the faecal mass from the colon into the rectum produces the desire to evacuate. If the rectum is insensitive, no such desire occurs, and extreme constipation arises.
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