The portal vein, or hepatic portal vein, is the main blood vessel of the portal venous system (PVS), which delivers blood to the liver from the stomach, intestines, spleen, gallbladder, and pancreas.

The portal vein, or hepatic portal vein, is the main blood vessel of the portal venous system (PVS), which delivers blood to ...

The antiphospholipid syndrome associated with hepatic vein thrombosis has usually been of the primary type; that is, the American Rheumatism Association criteria for the diagnosis of systemic ...

Considering the aggressive characteristics of the tumor and the good prognosis, simultaneous embolization of the portal and hepatic vessels was performed. Contrast-enhanced right and middle hepatic ...

Hepatic vein thrombosis should be suspected when ascites, liver enlargement, and upper abdominal pain are simultaneously present, or when intractable ascites contrasts with mildly altered liver ...

Portal hypertension is an abnormal increase in blood pressure defined clinically as hepatic venous pressure gradient 5 mmHg in the hepatic portal vein system. Causes of portal hypertension ...

Understanding the symptoms of cirrhosis can facilitate early diagnosis and intervention, improving outcomes for those ...

Running from the top of the foot (dorsum) and up the inner sides of the leg, the great saphenous vein is the body’s longest vein. The vein’s primary task is to drain deoxygenated blood from the foot, ...

Background: A combination of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC), lenvatinib, and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) yields a high tumor response rate and survival benefit in unresectable ...

Specifically, hepatic encephalopathy is a brain dysfunction ... Per the Mayo Clinic, cirrhosis slows blood flow and increases pressure in the portal vein within the liver. This pressure can ...

At the time of study, the rats were anaesthetised by an intraperitoneal injection of pentobarbitone sodium 50 mg/kg (Sagatal, May & Baker Ltd). Through a midline incision the portal vein was exposed, ...