Restoration of hepatic blood outflow can be achieved by ... The procedure is suitable for patients with portal vein thrombosis. [71] The development of percutaneous angioplasty has made this ...

THE effect of increased intra-abdominal pressure due to ascites upon portal and systemic hemodynamics ... withdrawal of ascitic fluid upon hepatic-vein wedge pressure, inferior-vena-cava pressure ...

Two blood vessels supply your liver with blood. They are the hepatic artery and the hepatic portal vein. Just before it reaches the liver, the blood in the portal vein comes through the gut (digestive ...

The TIPS procedure involves the creation of a shunt between the portal vein and a hepatic vein, effectively reducing portal hypertension. This minimally invasive procedure has shown efficacy in ...