Portal hypertension is elevated blood pressure in your portal vein and the smaller veins that branch off from it — your portal venous system. The portal venous system drains blood from your stomach, intestines, pancreas and spleen into your liver through the portal vein.

2024年11月27日 · Portal hypertension is an increase in the blood pressure within a system of veins called the portal venous system. Veins coming from the stomach, intestine, spleen,...

Portal hypertension is elevated pressure in your portal venous system. The portal vein is a major vein that leads to the liver. The most common cause of portal hypertension is cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver.

2024年5月30日 · Portal hypertension often develops in the setting of cirrhosis, schistosomiasis, or extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis. It is the result of resistance to portal blood flow and may lead to complications such as variceal bleeding and ascites.

2023年4月7日 · Portal hypertension is increased pressure within the portal venous system. It is determined by the increased portal pressure gradient (the difference in pressures between the portal venous pressure and the pressure within the inferior vena cava or the hepatic vein.

2019年1月26日 · When the blood pressure in the portal vein is too high, you have portal hypertension. Portal hypertension can be quite serious, though it’s treatable if diagnosed in time. It’s not always...

2023年3月20日 · Portal hypertension is increased blood pressure in the blood vessels that lead to the liver. Liver cirrhosis is the most common cause. Symptoms include varices, rectal bleeding, vomiting blood, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, and enlarged spleen.

2024年6月11日 · Venous hypertension is high blood pressure inside the veins in your legs. It can impair your body’s ability to carry oxygen to your lower body and cause problems like swelling and ulcers....

Portal hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the portal vein (the large vein that brings blood from the intestine to the liver) and its branches. Cirrhosis (scarring that distorts the structure of the liver and impairs its function) is the most common cause in Western countries.

2023年2月17日 · Portal hypertension occurs when the blood pressure in the portal vein exceeds 10 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). The portal vein carries nutrient-rich blood from the stomach,...