Portal vein blood flow accounts for 75% of total hepatic blood flow, with the hepatic artery accounting for the remainder. As a result, portal vein occlusion may have significant consequences for ...
The portal vein carries blood from your stomach, pancreas, and other digestive organs to your liver. It differs from other veins, which all carry blood to your heart. The liver plays an important role ...
Background A 52-year-old man presented to hospital having experienced abdominal pain, abdominal distention and oliguria for 1 week. An abdominal CT scan revealed thrombosis in the superior mesenteric ...
Increase in hepatic arterial flow in response to reduced portal flow (hepatic arterial buffer response) has been demonstrated experimentally and surgically. We provide pathologic evidence for hepatic ...
Hepatitis C: Once the viral infection has healed, high-risk portal vein hypertension also diminishes
This inflammatory viral infection of the liver causes inflexible scar tissue to form. This in turn impedes blood flow through the organ, with resulting hypertension in the portal vein. Portal ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postprocedural imaging showed 10% of patients had new portal vein thrombosis after transarterial ...
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a critical complication in liver cirrhosis (LC), significantly worsening portal hypertension and accelerating the progression to decompensation. Early identification of ...
A 40-year-old man underwent liver transplantation for cirrhosis related to hepatitis B and C viruses in March 2001. Pneumonia and bacteremia with Klebsiella pneumoniae developed. Seven days after ...
Assessing the Risk for Portal Vein Thrombosis Clinical Findings Managing Portal Vein Thrombosis References Although complete portal and superior mesenteric vein thrombosis may increase immediate ...
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