The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Melphalan chemosaturation with percutaneous hepatic ...

The latter have demonstrated a relative increase in the hepatic-artery mass and the presence of communications between the smaller ramifications of the hepatic artery and portal vein. 17,25 The ...

Portal vein thrombosis can occur in patients with nephrotic syndrome. Learn key diagnostic and treatment considerations by reading this Case Study of a 52-year-old man admitted with abdominal pain.

Summary and the Case Summary Background: A 52-year-old man presented to hospital having experienced abdominal pain, abdominal distention and oliguria for 1 week. An abdominal CT scan revealed ...

Praveen Sharma; Amit Agrawal; Barjesh C Sharma; Shiv K Sarin Disclosures J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011;26 (6):996-1003.

Liver articles from across Nature Portfolio Atom RSS Feed The liver is a large, glandular, vital organ divided into two main lobes with a major role in metabolism, detoxification and production of ...

Portal vein thrombosis and pancreatico-pleural fistula are unusual complications of chronic pancreatitis. We describe a patient with chronic alcoholic pancreatitis in whom erosion of the splenic vein ...

The enhanced CT scans depicted an occlusion of the inferior vena cava (Figure 1F). Additionally, the three-dimensional imaging analysis indicated a constricted and indistinct left branch of the portal ...

Background: Acute portal vein thrombus (APVT) refers to the abrupt occlusion of the portal vein and often requires anticoagulation. Oesophageal varices may occur in patients with cirrhosis and APVT ...

Background and aims: Splanchnic vein thrombosis is a significant source of complications in candidates for liver transplantation. The aims of this study were: (a) to determine the prevalence of and ...