Chronic liver disease including cirrhosis can impede portal vein function and your general health. One issue is ascites, the build-up of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Cirrhosis causes pressure to ...

The main end point was the change in portal pressure. HVPG was determined before and after treatment by insertion of a catheter into the main right hepatic vein to measure wedged and free hepatic ...

Hepatic vein thrombosis is caused by one or several thrombogenic conditions, of which myeloproliferative disorders are the most frequent. Thrombosis and its fibrous sequelae can affect the veins ...

posing a risk to renal function. The TIPS procedure involves the creation of a shunt between the portal vein and a hepatic vein, effectively reducing portal hypertension. This minimally invasive ...