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Disease kasabach-merritt syndrome
Symptom C0018916|hemangiomas
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PubMedID- 20731839 Giant hemangiomas complicated with consumptive coagulopathy (kasabach-merritt syndrome) or causing severe incapacitating symptoms, however, are generally considered an absolute indication for surgical resection.
PubMedID- 20549381 Although previous reports on liver transplantation for giant hepatic hemangiomas have documented reversal of kasabach-merritt syndrome,7–13 we believe this to be the first report of transplantation in the setting of hemorrhage from a giant hepatic hemangioma.

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