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 ...

The antiphospholipid syndrome associated with hepatic vein thrombosis has usually been of the primary type; that is, the American Rheumatism Association criteria for the diagnosis of systemic ...

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 ...

It’s a superficial vein, meaning it runs closer to the surface of the skin. Its path can be subdivided into three portions: As with many vessels in the body, variations of the anatomy of the great ...

In casting news that has Grey’s Anatomy fans buzzing with excitement, there’s a new doctor set to join the series, and … ...

With increasing interest in developing antifibrotic therapies, there is a need for cell lines that preserve the in vivo phenotype of human HSCs to elucidate pathways of human hepatic fibrosis. We ...

On the right side, the right adrenal and right gonadal veins enter directly into the IVC without merging into the right renal vein first. This makes the IVC almost symmetrical. Other veins that enter ...

TV have acquired the rights to Dissection of a Murder ... or two from Season 1 to carry over for continuity in the vein of HBO’s The White Lotus; it is unclear whether that is still a possibility.

What Is Cat Scratch Fever? Cat scratch fever or cat scratch disease is an infection caused by the bacteria Bartonella henselae. You usually get this disease when an infected cat licks an open ...