The portal vein, or hepatic portal vein, is the main blood vessel of the portal venous system (PVS), which delivers blood to ...

Hepatic vein thrombosis should be suspected when ascites, liver enlargement, and upper abdominal pain are simultaneously present, or when intractable ascites contrasts with mildly altered liver ...

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 ...

Based on the TNM classification [21]. HA: Hepatic artery; PV: Portal vein. • T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct, with extension up to the muscle layer or fibrous tissue • T2a: Tumor invades ...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a challenging complication in liver cirrhosis, with no currently available sensitive diagnostic markers.