To the Editor: I have read with great interest Dr. Child's paper, "The Portal Circulation," which appeared in the May 19 issue of the Journal. I agree with most of his comments about the ...

An ideal drug for this condition would reduce portal pressure while maintaining or improving hepatic blood flow. Portal hypertension in cirrhosis is mainly the result of increased resistance to ...

Previous research has shown that blood flow in the portal vein increases and decreases throughout the day in response to ...