insufficient parenchyma is available after surgery to maintain liver function. In such cases, vascular embolization in the affected lobe is necessary to induce contralateral lobe hypertrophy. We ...

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.

This makes the IVC almost symmetrical. Other veins that enter the IVC include the hepatic veins, inferior phrenic veins, and lumbar vertebral veins. What makes the IVC different from other veins is ...

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Causes of portal hypertension can be prehepatic (such as portal vein thrombosis), hepatic (commonly liver cirrhosis and hepatic fibrosis) or posthepatic (such as hepatic vein obstruction).

Surprisingly well, actually. WATCH Philly's live portal to cities in Ireland, Lithuania and Poland: A circular video portal, part of a multicity art installation that connects Philadelphia to (at ...

Specifically, hepatic ... or liver scarring, can cause swelling in the ankles, legs and abdomen. Per the Mayo Clinic, cirrhosis slows blood flow and increases pressure in the portal vein within ...

Cirrhosis slows blood flow through the liver and increases pressure in the vein that brings blood through the organ, according to the Mayo Clinic. The pressure in this vein, known as a portal vein, ...

[1] Veno-occlusive disease of the liver will not be considered in this review, but is discussed in the article by DeLeve and colleagues elsewhere in this issue. Hepatic vein thrombosis associated ...

What is progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis? Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is a disorder that causes progressive liver disease, which typically leads to liver failure.

For example, turmeric had few reports of association with liver damage until formulations were developed that were more easily absorbed – or combined with black pepper which also increases absorption.

It turns out one of them did indeed pack a vitamin punch. These days, the words "cod liver oil" are vaguely sepia-tinged. They conjure up an image of a murky spoonful of something, brandished by a ...