The present study suggests that: (i) spleen volume is significantly related to PHG severity; and (ii) laparoscopic splenectomy is one of the effective therapies for PHG in patients with liver ...

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 ...

Splenomegaly resulting from portal hypertension can be caused by cirrhosis, hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction and extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Both cirrhosis and hepatic venous ...

Updated guidelines on allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for myelofibrosis examine spleen-related ...

Splenomegaly and normal liver function ... with thrombocytopenia and pancytopenia are common. Unlike portal hypertension caused by liver disease, ascites is uncommon in SVH due to the absence ...

Portal hypertension is responsible for the major ... vessel carrying blood to the liver from the stomach, intestines, spleen, ...