Background: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is increasingly frequently being diagnosed, but systematic descriptions of the natural history and clinical handling of the condition are sparse.

In 51 (76%) patients, diagnosis was established by means of Doppler ultrasound ... had intrahepatic thrombosis (54%) and/or in the splenic vein (42%), and/or in superior mesenteric vein (31% ...

Obstruction of hepatic venous outflow is mainly caused by primary intravascular thrombosis ... whereas a shunt from the portal or mesenteric vein to the suprahepatic IVC or right atrium will.

Read at the thirty-seventh Annual Meeting of the New Hampshire Surgical Club at Hanover, N. H., September 15, 1934. Dye, W. J. — President of Staff and Visiting Surgeon at Huggins Hospital ...

Figure 1 Portogram with Contrast Material Injected in the Inferior Mesenteric Vein Outlining the Communications between the Portal and Hepatic Veins in the Right Lobe of the Liver. Operative ...

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High blood pressure, stress, sun exposure, vein dysfunction, pregnancy, and other factors can contribute to the appearance of veins on the forehead. Genetic factors or age can influence whether ...

This is a serious problem that causes your blood to clot in veins, leading to complications such as deep vein thrombosis ... other associated swelling. An ultrasound may be considered to help ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of most prevalent cancer and is a serious healthcare issue worldwide. Portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is a frequent complication and remains as the blockage in ...

These guidelines on transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) in the management of portal hypertension have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) ...

Objective To explore the risk factors of perioperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients with traumatic ... coagulopathy and severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction; patients whose ultrasound images ...