Portal hypertension occurs when the portal vein that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver is blocked, causing increased pressure. This increased pressure then causes varices to appear ...
A study, published in the Journal of Hepatology, found once hepatitis C infection has healed, portal vein hypertension also heals, according to Medical Xpress. Researchers performed portal vein ...
APPLICATION of the technics of hepatic-vein catheterization and percutaneous splenic puncture, with appropriate blood-flow and pressure measurements and radiologic visualization of the portal bed, has ...
The portal vein is a major vein formed by the superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein and it provides maximum blood supply to the liver. Portal hypertension is an increased pressure in the portal ...
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 ...
Spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) offers a noninvasive method to diagnose portal hypertension in BCR::ABL1-negative MPN patients, potentially improving patient management. SSM captures hepatic ...
(A) Compression. Pancreatic cysts compress the splenic vein, increasing venous flow in the gastric veins and forming varices. Other causes of compression include pancreatic NET, lymphoma, SAA, ...
Hepatic Encephalopathy: Mental status (neuropsychiatric) changes ranging from forgetfulness and irritability to confusion to full coma. Caused by neurotoxin accumulation due to portosytemic shunting ...
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