Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction is a vascular disorder of liver, which results in obstruction and cavernomatous transformation of portal vein with or without the involvement of intrahepatic portal vein, splenic vein, or superior mesenteric vein ...
Zeeshan A Wani +3 more
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Treatment of portal vein thrombosis using vascular access port implantation in a Dalmatian dog: A case report [PDF]
Background: Portal vein thrombosis is a disease with potentially deleterious outcomes including portal vein hypertension and intestinal infarction.
Tomohiko Yoshida +9 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis: portal vein recanalisation and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for portal vein thrombosis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt has been increasingly used in patients with portal vein thrombosis to obtain patency, but evidenced-based decisions are challenging.
Annalisa Berzigotti +15 more
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Imaging-guided interventions modulating portal venous flow: Evidence and controversiesKey points
Summary: Portal hypertension is defined by an increase in the portosystemic venous gradient. In most cases, increased resistance to portal blood flow is the initial cause of elevated portal pressure.
Roberto Cannella +6 more
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Variations in the Formation of Hepatic Portal Vein: A Cadaveric Study
Background: Portal vein drains blood from the abdominal part of alimentary tract, spleen, pancreas and gall bladder to the liver. It is normally formed by the union of superior mesenteric and splenic veins behind the neck of pancreas.
Muna Kadel, Tinku Kumari Pandit
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Duplication of the portal vein is a rare variation, and reports of this condition are quite limited. The present report describes a woman of advanced age who was incidentally diagnosed with duplicated portal veins.
Toshihide Yamaoka, MD, PhD
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Portal vein thrombosis and arterioportal shunts : effects on tumor response after chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma [PDF]
AIM: To evaluate the effect of portal vein thrombosis and arterioportal shunts on local tumor response in advanced cases of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated by transarterial chemoembolization.
Ackermann, Hans +6 more
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CT angiography and Doppler ultrasound evaluation of congenital portosystemic shunts
Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the Doppler ultrasonography and computed tomography findings that should be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital portosystemic shunts.Methods: Archive retrospectively scanned.
Öznur Boyunağa +5 more
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Predictive value of liver and spleen stiffness measurement based on two-dimensional shear wave elastography for the portal vein pressure in patients with compensatory viral cirrhosis [PDF]
Objective This study aimed to explore the predictive value of liver and spleen stiffness measurement based on two-dimensional shear wave elastography for the portal vein pressure in patients with compensatory viral cirrhosis. Methods From January 2017 to
Peng Wang, Xinhong Hu, Feng Xie
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Bedside ultrasound diagnosis and risk factors of early thromboembolism after pancreaticoduodenectomy with vein reconstruction [PDF]
Objective To investigate the risk factors of early thromboembolism after pancreaticoduodenectomy with vein reconstruction. Methods The results of bedside ultrasonography and clinical data of 90 patients from Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
WANG Meiwen, FU Ningzhen, WANG Weishen, REN Xinping
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