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. Portal vein blood contains nutrients ...

Ascites refers to the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. As increased pressure in the portal venous system rises, it disturbs fluid balance in the body. The liver can no longer ...

The portal venous system refers to the veins that drain blood from the intestines, stomach, pancreas, esophagus and spleen into the liver prior to entering the main or systemic circulation.

Various studies have been carried out resulting in a wide diversity of hypotheses, the majority of them suggesting that increased pressure of the portal venous system, increased splanchnic blood ...

A series of films demonstrating the portal venous system is obtained ten to thirty seconds after injection is begun. If better visualization of those portions of the portal venous system overlying ...

The prevalence of Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) varies significantly at different stages of liver disease: 10% in compensated patients, 17% in decompensated patients, 9% in those with acute ...

Routine examinations such as an abdominal CT scan and tumor marker tests excluded the possibility of tumorous changes in the liver and the portal venous system, and excluded secondary options such ...

PHC is the result of the constant accumulation of blood within portal venous system that leads to ectasia and dilation on the layer of tissue vessels in in the colonic mucosa. Portal hypertension ...

EXTRAHEPATIC obstruction of the portal venous system almost always involves primarily the portal vein, although extension of the process to the superior mesenteric vein has been observed.

The ELEVATE study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational study was terminated following the identification of an imbalance of thrombosis of the portal venous system in the ...

It results from a combination of increased intrahepatic vascular resistance and increased blood flow through the portal venous system. The condition leads to the formation of portosystemic collateral ...