Anatomical Variants of Portal Vein Branching in CECT Scan of Abdomen: A Descriptive Study
Introduction: Various anatomical variants are encountered in portal venous system which are quite important while undergoing hepatobiliary surgeries and percutaneous radiological interventions.
Subindra Karki+4 more
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Clinical performance of FractionLab in patient-specific quality assurance for intensity-modulated radiotherapy: a retrospective study [PDF]
Background This study was aimed at comparing and analyzing the results of FractionLab (Varian/Mobius Medical System) with those of portal dosimetry that uses an electronic portal imaging device.
Se An Oh+4 more
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A new liver perfusion and preservation system for transplantation Research in large animals [PDF]
A kidney perfusion machine, model MOX-100 (Waters Instruments, Ltd, Rochester, MN) was modified to allow continuous perfusion of the portal vein and pulsatile perfusion of the hepatic artery of the liver. Additional apparatus consists of a cooling system,
A. Jake Demetris+17 more
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Angiogenesis and portal-systemic collaterals in portal hypertension
In patients with advanced liver disease with portal hypertension, portal-systemic collaterals contribute to circulatory disturbance, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension. Angiogenesis has a pivotal role in the formation of portal-systemic shunts.
Gana Ansaldo, Juan Cristóbal+2 more
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This article offers an overview of congenital and acquired vascular anomalies involving the portal venous system in dogs and cats, as determined by multidetector-row computed tomography angiography.
Giovanna Bertolini
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Nitrogen Metabolism During Hepatectomy and Hyperbaric Oxygenation: Experimental Study
Objective: to examine nitrogen metabolism in the organs of the portal system during liver resection (LR) and hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO).Material and methods: Experiments were conducted on 65 female albino rats.
P. N. Savilov
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Excess portal venous long-chain fatty acids induce syndrome X via HPA axis and sympathetic activation [PDF]
We tested the hypothesis that excessive portal venous supply of long-chain fatty acids to the liver contributes to the development of insulin resistance via activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis) and sympathetic system.
Benthem, Lambertus,+7 more
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BACKGROUND: Partial portal vein ligation causes an increase in portal pressure that remains stable even after the appearance of collateral circulation, with functional adaptation to prolonged decrease in portal blood flow.
Daren Athiê Boy RODRIGUES+5 more
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World's longest surviving liver-pancreas recipient [PDF]
In July 1988, the liver and pancreas of a cadaveric donor were transplanted separately into a man with type 1 diabetes with end-stage chronic hepatitis B virus.
Alessiani+20 more
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Is porto sinusoidal vascular disease to be actively searched in patients with portal vein thrombosis? [PDF]
Porto sinusoidal vascular liver disease (PSVD) and portal vein thrombosis (PVT) are distinct vascular liver diseases characterized, respectively, by an intrahepatic and a prehepatic obstacle to the flow in the liver portal system. PVT may also occur as a
D'Amati, G.+4 more
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