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 body to the right side of the heart. From there the ...

It’s all so confusing. -- J.W. ANSWER: I think of the venous system as streets going through a town. There is at least one main road (sometimes more than one) and lots of side streets.

While a couple of tourists trickle through to take pictures with the love sculpture, the main attraction this week is the Portal, which was encircled by a crowd of about 50 onlookers when it made ...

Philadelphia now has a portal to the rest of the world. City officials unveiled the massive circular video "Portal" at the JFK Plaza, better known to locals as Love Park, where it now livestreams ...

The portal vein, or hepatic portal vein, is the main blood vessel of the portal venous system (PVS), which delivers blood to the liver from the stomach, intestines, spleen, gallbladder, and pancreas.

Read the news of the day in less than 10 minutes — not that we’re counting. Subscribe me 💌 Philly’s Portal has officially opened. After a press conference in the morning, an ever-shifting ...

Although we found portal venous invasion to be the only significant independent risk factor among those evaluated, it may have limited clinical utility as a predictor. This study had several ...

Background and Aim Despite improvements of treatment in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the recurrence rate after curative hepatic resection still remains remarkably high. An immediate recurrence ...