Running from the top of the foot (dorsum) and up the inner sides of the leg, the great saphenous vein is the body’s longest vein. The vein’s primary task is to drain deoxygenated blood from the foot, ...

Background: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is increasingly frequently being diagnosed, but systematic descriptions of the natural history and clinical handling of the condition are sparse.

The inferior vena cava (also known as IVC or the posterior vena cava) is a large vein that carries oxygen-depleted blood from the torso and lower ... Symptoms, when they do occur, can include vague ...

Cirrhosis is a progressive liver condition that often remains hidden in its early stages. The disease, marked by irreversible ...

CREATE FUNCTION defines a new function. CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION will either create a new function, or replace an existing definition. To be able to define a function, the user must have the USAGE ...

In economics, the utility function measures the welfare or satisfaction of a consumer as a function of the consumption of real goods, such as food or clothing. Utility function is widely used in ...

function are presented. Methods: Baseline data and clinical outcome have been prospectively collected in 105 consecutive patients who underwent pulmonary vein ablation for the control of AF.

In one of them, the episodes were characterised by hepatic pneumatosis with gas bubbles in the portal vein similar to necrotising enterocolitis of the newborn ... which resulted in abolished ...

The ACR Appropriateness Criteria® (AC) are evidence-based guidelines to assist referring physicians and other providers in making the most appropriate imaging or treatment decision for a specific ...

When the liver is damaged or otherwise fails to function, people are more prone ... cirrhosis slows blood flow and increases pressure in the portal vein within the liver. This pressure can cause ...

Liver disease is a very broad term that encompasses many different conditions that impair normal liver function, according to Dr ... according to the Mayo Clinic. The pressure in this vein, known as a ...