The news of her death has caused pan-Hellenic grief Fofis Gennimata.
Fofi Gennimata passed away today, October 25 at 12:04, at the age of 56.
Its President KINAL, had been hospitalized at Evangelismos Hospital since October 11, as her underlying disease had recurred.
As of yesterday, she had fallen into a hepatic coma and in fact her close associates had been informed.
Fofi Gennimata: What is the hepatic coma that caused her death
As he explains in healthstories.gr Professor of Pathology of EKPA and Director of the Pathology Clinic of the Hospital "Agioi Anargyroi", Ioannis Elefsiniotis "Hepatic coma is a very serious condition. "Essentially, this is the outcome of liver failure, when the disease is in its final stage."
"That is, it happens," he explains, "when the liver cannot remove toxic substances from the body, most notably ammonia. "Any damage to the liver, whether due to alcohol abuse, infiltration or cirrhosis of the liver, can lead to hepatic coma."
The information states that the liver coma in the case of Fofi Gennimata came from metastases from previous cancer, from which he had been infected, that of the breast.
When a patient is in a hepatic coma, it is somewhat like he is in a deep sleep. His body does not react even to extremely painful stimuli. It also has jaundice. Its color is yellow. This happens, as Mr. Ioannis Elefsiniotis explained, because the liver does not work and the body can no longer eliminate bilirubin, which yellows the skin and eyes.
Bilirubin is the end product that results when one of the most important components of red blood cells, hemoglobin, is destroyed and broken down.
Hepatic coma can last for several days, from 10 to 15. In the case of Fofi Gennimata and if the information is correct, lasted a short time.
Since cancer is an irreversible condition, the liver is filled with metastases. In other cases besides cancer it is reversible, but not in cancer.
via: Enimerotiko