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 and ...

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 ...

Xarelto improved portal hypertension complication-free survival in patients with cirrhosis and moderate liver dysfunction without an increase in major bleeding events, according to data presented at ...

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 ...

Sinusoidal obstructive syndrome is a rare but potentially serious complication that can occur after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Incidence of new portal vein thrombosis was higher after ...

The clinical consequences of PVT are varied. [14] Although some patients remain asymptomatic, blockage of portal vein blood flow can produce ischemic hepatitis; worsening portal hypertension; and, ...

THERE is much to be learned regarding the natural history of portal hypertension in cirrhosis. This is a natural consequence of the lack of a technic for direct measurement of portal pressure and the ...

Subharmonic aided pressure estimation (SHAPE) represents an emerging noninvasive technique that leverages the nonlinear acoustic properties of ultrasound contrast agents to estimate pressure in ...

(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, ...

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 man ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...