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 ...

Six episodes of pneumococcal peritonitis in five patients with postnecrotic cirrhosis, portal hypertension and ascites are reported. This diagnosis must be considered when fever or abdominal ...

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 ...

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

This state is called portal hypertension. Portal hypertension is responsible for the major complications of cirrhosis such as ...

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

Unlike portal hypertension caused by liver disease, ascites is uncommon in SVH due to the absence of underlying liver cirrhosis. Diagnosis of SVH involves a combination of clinical suspicion and ...