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 ...

Hepatic vein thrombosis (HVT) is an obstruction in the hepatic veins of the liver caused by a blood clot. This condition blocks the drainage system of your liver, impeding blood flow back to your ...

IN recent years the technic of measuring the pressure in the wedged hepatic vein by means of catheterizing the hepatic vein has been utilized for assessing the level of the portal-vein pressure in ...

Your hepatic veins transport low-oxygen blood from your digestive tract to your heart and ultimately to your lungs. A blockage in your hepatic veins could lead to serious problems with your liver.

Portal vein thrombosis, or PVT, occurs when a blood clot causes the portal vein to narrow or become blocked. Learn more here.

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a fairly common complication of liver cirrhosis. In this Review, the authors discuss the evidence regarding the management of PVT in patients with liver cirrhosis ...

After arterialization of the portal vein, the patient's condition rapidly improved. Ten days after the second surgery, liver biopsy showed that 30 percent of the hepatocytes were necrotic.

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 ...

Although rare in the general populace, portal vein thrombosis can present secondary to various liver diseases and infections.

The liver hilum allows structures including the common duct, hepatic artery proper, and portal vein to enter and leave the liver.