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Traumatic injury to the portal vein

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1975
Traumatic injuries to the upper abdominal vasculature pose difficult management problems related to both exposure and associated injuries. Among those injuries that are more difficult to manage are those involving the portal vein. While occurring rarely, portal vein injuries require specific therapeutic considerations.
K L, Mattox, R, Espada, A R, Beall
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Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for pediatric bleeding esophageal varices complicated by gastric vein, main portal vein, splenic mesenteric junction, and splenic vein occlusion: a case report

BMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) is a life-saving procedure for pediatric patients with bleeding gastric varices (GV) associated with advanced liver cirrhosis and severe portal hypertension. Because of the lack of an endoscopic banding
King-Wah Chiu, Ting-Lung Lin, Chee-Chien Yong, Chih-Che Lin, Yu-Fan Cheng, Chao-Long Chen   +5 more
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Techniques for Management of Portal Vein Thrombosis during Liver Transplantation

Case Reports in Transplantation, 2020
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) poses a unique challenge in liver transplant. The management of PVT differs according to the extent of thrombosis. Anastomosis of a donor portal vein to a varix is a viable option when an adequate size varix is identified on ...
Navdeep Singh, Kenneth Washburn, Sylvester Black, Austin Schenk   +3 more
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Value of portal venous system radiological indices in predicting esophageal varices

Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2015
Vinaya Gaduputi,1 Harish Patel,1 Sailaja Sakam,1 Srivani Neshangi,1 Rafeeq Ahmed,1 Michael Lombino,2 Sridhar Chilimuri11Department of Medicine, 2Department of Radiology, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center New York, NY, USAIntroduction: Portal hypertension ...
Gaduputi V, Patel H, Sakam S, Neshangi S, Ahmed R, Lombino M, Chilimuri S   +6 more
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Colonic varices treated with embolization after pancreatoduodenectomy with portal vein resection: a case report

Surgical Case Reports, 2020
Background Pancreatoduodenectomy with resection of the portal vein or superior mesenteric vein confluence has been safely performed in patients with pancreatic head cancer associated with infiltration of the portal vein or superior mesenteric vein.
Shota Kuwabara, Joe Matsumoto, Hiroyasu Tojima, Hideyuki Wada, Kohei Kato, Yukiko Tabata, Masaomi Ichinokawa, Tatsuya Yoshioka, Katsuhiko Murakawa, Atsushi Ikeda, Setsuyuki Ohtake, Koichi Ono   +11 more
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Management of pediatric portal vein cavernous transformation: a seven-case single-center study

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundCavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) is one of the significant pathogenic factors of prehepatic portal hypertension in children. The Rex shunt, by reconstructing an intrahepatic portal venous pathway, not only effectively reduces ...
Zhida Chen, Hui Liu, Wanfu Li, Gulimiremu Maimaiti, Ayiguzaili Maimaijiang, Yeliaman Jiayilawu, Aerxin Habuding, Runqi Xi, Haoyu Wang, Halimulati Huxitaer, FangJuan Song   +10 more
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Portal venous pulsatility fraction, a novel transesophageal echocardiographic marker for right ventricular dysfunction in cardiac surgical patients

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2020
Background: Right ventricular (RV) has a vital role in maintaining optimal tissue perfusion. Assessment of portal venous flow characteristics can be alternative and emerging technique to assess RV function.
Naveen G Singh, Karthik N Kumar, P S Nagaraja, N Manjunatha   +3 more
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Portal Vein Occlusion after Biliary Metal Stent Placement in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

Gut and Liver, 2008
Acute symptomatic portal vein obstruction related to biliary stenting is an extremely rare but life-threatening complication. This usually occurs in patients with either tumor invasion into the portal vein or pre-existing portal vein thrombus. Therefore,
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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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Use of Left Gastric Vein as an Alternative for Portal Flow Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation

Case Reports in Surgery, 2016
Portal vein thrombosis is observed in up to 10% of liver transplant candidates, hindering execution of the procedure. A dilated gastric vein is an alternative to portal vein reconstruction and decompression of splanchnic bed.
Uirá Fernandes Teixeira, Mayara Christ Machry, Marcos Bertozzi Goldoni, Cristine Kruse, João Alfredo Diedrich, Pablo Duarte Rodrigues, Caroline Becker Giacomazzi, Estéfano Aurélio Negri, Matheus Koop, Carlos Gustavo Spode Gomes, José Artur Sampaio, Paulo Roberto Ott Fontes, Fábio Luiz Waechter   +12 more
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