Portal vein blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested contents, which the liver filters and processes.

A doctor has warned of the symptoms of an unhealthy liver that can appear on your feet and should be a cause for concern ...

Cirrhosis, or liver scarring, can cause swelling in the ankles, legs and abdomen. Per the Mayo Clinic, cirrhosis slows blood flow and increases pressure in the portal vein within the liver.

Causes of portal hypertension can be prehepatic (such as portal vein thrombosis), hepatic (commonly liver cirrhosis and hepatic fibrosis) or posthepatic (such as hepatic vein obstruction).

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a challenging complication in liver cirrhosis, with no currently available sensitive ...