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 ...

We present a case of embolization of the right portal and hepatic veins prior to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma resection. Embolization was performed because of insufficient residual parenchyma on ...

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, ...

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 ...

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Cirrhosis, 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 the liver.

Varicose and spider veins: Varicose veins are enlarged veins that often twist and can bulge above the surface of the skin. They may be blue, red, or flesh-colored. Spider veins often look like webs.

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 ...