Both cirrhosis and hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction can also manifest as ascites. Patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction usually present with bleeding from gastroesophageal ...

Ascites Hepatic encephalopathy GI bleeding With portal hypertension, blood in the portal venous system attempts to bypass the ...

Simvastatin could be an effective therapy for portal hypertension, according to a study by Abraldes and colleagues, which shows that the drug decreases portal hypertension and improves liver ...

2 The most common presentation is with ascites ... diffuse hepatic-vein thrombosis are indications for shunting. The therapeutic principle of portosystemic shunting is to convert the portal ...

Discover a study in which non-selective β-blockers have demonstrated significant potential in preventing decompensation.

Diagnosis: Primary splenic lymphoma with hepatic infiltration causing portal hypertension and ascites. Management: Paracentesis, dietary sodium restriction and diuretics, splenectomy, splenorenal ...