Portal Hypertension Symptoms and Their ComplicationsPortal hypertension is a condition in which increased pressure within the portal vein—an important vessel that carries blood from the stomach ...

Portal 2 is mostly known as the successful sequel to Valve’s weird physics platformer, Portal. It’s not really known for being a webserver. That might change, though, given the hard wor… ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure can help treat portal vein hypertension and other complications of advanced liver disease. Learn more here.

Portal vein thrombosis can occur in patients with nephrotic syndrome. Learn key diagnostic and treatment considerations by reading this Case Study of a 52-year-old man admitted with abdominal pain.

The significant results are presented in Table 1, with comparable observations in groups of patients without liver disease and with Laënnec's cirrhosis.The wedged hepatic-vein pressures were ...

The hepatic portal vein is one of two main blood supplies to the liver, transporting approximately 75% of the blood that reaches the liver. Latest Research and Reviews.