Figure 2 Diagrammatic Representation of the Operative Procedure Described as a "Double" Portacaval Shunt, Which Accomplishes Both Portal and Hepatic Decompression. Naturally, the ascites was ...

Ascites Hepatic encephalopathy GI bleeding With portal hypertension, blood in the portal venous system attempts to bypass the ...

Both cirrhosis and hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction can also manifest as ascites. Patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction usually present with bleeding from gastroesophageal ...

Simvastatin could be an effective therapy for portal hypertension, according to a study by Abraldes and colleagues, which shows that the drug decreases portal hypertension and improves liver ...

HERNIA is known to be more frequent among patients with cirrhosis of the liver, especially with ascites, than among ... Decompensated portal cirrhosis: report of 112 cases. J.A.M.A. 97:237 ...

Major complications are intractable ascites, liver insufficiency ... the main mechanism leading to the obstruction of the hepatic venous system. Thrombosis may involve the main hepatic veins ...