How long can liver cancer digestive tract hemorrhage live

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Grandfather has been suffering from liver cancer for more than a year, because he is older and his body organs are declining. Recently, there has been a very serious gastrointestinal bleeding, the doctor suggested that as soon as possible to accept some treatment, otherwise it will be life-threatening. Next, I will tell you how long liver cancer gastrointestinal bleeding can live.

How long can liver cancer digestive tract hemorrhage live

First, gastrointestinal bleeding is the most common serious complication of liver cancer, and it is also the main cause of death of liver cancer. More than 80% of patients with liver cancer are accompanied with liver cirrhosis, which can lead to increased portal pressure and esophageal and gastric varices. When the portal vein or hepatic vein is blocked, it can aggravate portal hypertension, lead to esophageal and gastric varices rupture and bleeding, and cause upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Liver cancer can aggravate liver function damage, aggravate the degree of liver cirrhosis, and aggravate portal hypertension When the tumor is located in the porta hepatis, it can compress the main portal vein and increase the portal vein pressure.

Second: coagulation mechanism disorders, liver cancer patients due to the reduction of normal liver tissue, liver synthesis of coagulation factors decreased, coagulation mechanism disorders. Due to hypersplenism, platelet destruction increases, and coagulation mechanism is also impaired. In addition, acute disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and gastrointestinal bleeding can be easily caused by tumor thrombus in human blood.

Third: gastrointestinal mucosal erosion, liver cancer patients due to portal hypertension, often caused by gastrointestinal congestion, erosion of arteriomembrane edema, causing bleeding. Liver cancer patients often have infection due to low resistance. The main sites of infection were respiratory tract, intestinal tract, biliary system and abdominal cavity. The symptoms of infection vary according to different parts, such as respiratory tract infection, cough, shortness of breath and fever; intestinal infection, abdominal pain and diarrhea; abdominal infection, abdominal pain and fever.

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It can be seen that if patients with liver cancer have gastrointestinal bleeding, it is a particularly serious symptom. We must do some treatment and examination as soon as possible, otherwise the survival period will be greatly reduced. Must reduce the risk of infection in patients, otherwise patients will appear a series of clinical symptoms.