Direct measurement of portal vein pressure is technically difficult and associated with a high risk of complications. Giday et al. now report successful direct measurement of portal vein pressure ...

Portal hypertension is an abnormal increase in blood pressure defined clinically as hepatic venous pressure gradient 5 mmHg in the hepatic portal vein system. Causes of portal hypertension ...

Chronic liver disease including cirrhosis can impede portal vein function and your general health. One issue is ascites, the ...

to the degree of elevation of portal venous pressure. In contrast to bleeding from esophageal varices, bleeding from rectal varices only occurs in approximately 1% of patients with cirrhosis.

The team’s research, published in Science Advances, has revealed for the first time that portal vein blood flow is linked to cholesterol levels in the blood. It shows that a pressure-sensing ...