Veno-occlusive disease (VOD)/Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS)

Information for young people with cancer, and parents of a child or young person with cancer.

Veno-occlusive disease (VOD), also called sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), is a serious complication sometimes caused by chemotherapy. It is most often seen during stem cell transplant (SCT). Veno-occlusive disease is not another illness, but a complication that affects the liver.

This factsheet has been produced to help you understand more about VOD. It explains what VOD is and why it happens, how it is diagnosed, what the impact of it is, and how it is treated. It should give you a little more background and help you when you are asking questions to the SCT team.

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