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 ...

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

Splenic venous hypertension (SVH), also known as left-sided portal hypertension, is a rare condition characterized by upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in the absence of liver disease.

Portal hypertension (PHT ... This major blood vessel drains blood from the intestines, spleen, and stomach to the liver. This can lead to life-threatening complications such as internal bleeding ...

IN the course of chronic liver disease the development of portal hypertension and the subsequent ... splenoportography was attempted, but the spleen could not be entered. A portogram was obtained ...

which shows that the drug decreases portal hypertension and improves liver perfusion in patients with cirrhosis. Complications of portal hypertension include the development of esophageal varices ...

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