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 ...

Prevention of development of thrombosis in the still patent hepatic veins, inferior vena cava, portal vein, as well as veins in other territories is of utmost importance. Although no randomized ...

Portal Hypertension Symptoms and Their ComplicationsPortal hypertension is a condition in which increased pressure within the portal vein—an important vessel that carries blood from the stomach ...

Han, M., et al. (2024). The Imbalance of Homeostasis in Neutrophil Extracellular Traps is Associated with Portal Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis. Journal of Clinical and ...

Jan-Otto / Getty Images The Main Function of the Portal Vein Like any organ, the liver requires a constant flow of blood to maintain life. The liver has a dual blood supply derived from the portal ...

One is the hepatic artery, which brings in oxygen-rich blood from the heart. The other is the portal vein, which delivers blood from your stomach, intestines, and the rest of your digestive system.

Hepatic mobilization is essential in debulking surgery for resecting diaphragmatic lesions in advanced ovarian cancer. However, hepatic mobilization potentially induces postoperative portal vein ...

Thus, ligation of the hepatic artery in cats produced no significant fall in pressure in the portal vein or wedged hepatic venule. 1 On the other hand, several workers have postulated that, in the ...

Congenital hepatic fibrosis also causes a buildup of scar tissue, or fibrosis, within the hepatic portal system. This results in scarring of the liver, making it tough.