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Segmental Portal Hypertension

Annals of Surgery, 1986
Isolated obstruction of the splenic vein leads to segmental portal hypertension, which is a rare form of extrahepatic portal hypertension, but it is important to diagnose, since it can be cured by splenectomy. In a review of the English literature, 209 patients with isolated splenic vein obstruction were found.
M S, Madsen, T H, Petersen, H, Sommer
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Portal hypertensive biliopathy [PDF]

Gut, 2007
Extrahepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO) is a common cause of portal hypertension in the developing countries, and constitutes up to 40% of all patients with portal hypertension.1,2 EHPVO is a common cause of major upper-gastrointestinal bleeding among children.2–4 The most common presentation in children is well-tolerated variceal bleeding and ...
Radha K, Dhiman, Arunanshu, Behera, Yogesh K, Chawla, Jang B, Dilawari, Sudha, Suri   +4 more
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Burden of Liver Disease Among Individuals With Turner Syndrome and Klinefelter Syndrome: A Comprehensive Perspective

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The liver is increasingly recognized as a major regulator of systemic cardio‐renal‐metabolic health. Evidence is mounting that sex‐chromosome dosage per se itself, independent of gonadal sex hormones, modulates hepatic physiology and liver disease risk.
Mohamad Jamalinia, Amedeo Lonardo, Ralf Weiskirchen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CAQ Corner: Immune‐mediated complications

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Mary Thomson, John R. Lake
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Prediction of survival and analysis of prognostic factors for patients with AFP negative hepatocellular carcinoma: a population-based study

BMC Gastroenterology
Purpose Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a poor prognosis, and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is widely used to evaluate HCC. However, the proportion of AFP-negative individuals cannot be disregarded.
Chengyu Liu, Zikang Li, Zhilei Zhang, Jinlong Li, Congxi Xu, Yuming Jia, Chong Zhang, Wuhan Yang, Wenchuan Wang, Xiaojuan Wang, Kuopeng Liang, Li Peng, Jitao Wang   +12 more
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Resolution of Severe Portopulmonary Hypertension With Inhaled Treprostinil and Liver Transplantation [PDF]

Texas Heart Institute Journal
Portopulmonary hypertension is a rare condition with a poor prognosis. Prompt management is essential for liver transplantation eligibility, a potentially curative option.
Alex J. Chang, MD, Choon Hwa Goh, MD
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Burden of pulmonary hypertension in patients with portal hypertension in the United States: a retrospective database study

Pulmonary Circulation, 2020
Patients with portal hypertension may develop pulmonary hypertension. The economic implications of these comorbidities have not been systematically assessed. We compared healthcare resource utilization and costs in the United States between patients with
Sandeep Sahay, Yuen Tsang, Megan Flynn, Peter Agron, Robert Dufour   +4 more
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Splenic vein stenting for recurrent chylous ascites in sinistral portal hypertension: a case report

CVIR Endovascular, 2021
Background Sinistral portal hypertension results from obstruction or stenosis of the splenic vein and is characterized by normal portal vein pressures and liver function tests.
Brian Covello, Jacob Miller, Roberto Fourzali   +2 more
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Etiology and Clinical Outcome of Budd-Chiari Syndrome and Portal Vein Thrombosis [PDF]

, 2010
The liver receives approximately one-third of the resting cardiac output. Blood flow to the liver is supplied by both an arterial (hepatic artery) and a venous (portal vein) system and three hepatic veins provide drainage of blood from the liver to the ...
Hoekstra, J. (Jildou)
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Portal hypertension is associated with modulation of regulatory T cells

European Journal of Inflammation, 2016
Background: Portal hypertension is a complication of liver cirrhosis. The portal vein drains the spleen and the intestines, which are both rich in inflammatory mediators.
Tomer Adar, Yair Edden, Shimon Shteingart, Ami Ben Ya’acov, Mahmud Mahamid, Ellen Broide, Shimrit Shmorak, Ariella Bar-Gil Shitrit, Constantin Reinus, Eran Goldin   +9 more
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