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 ...

A new study published in the Heart journal reveals that the shape and size of veins and arteries on the retina can predict stroke risk almost as accurately as traditional methods. Examining the ...

Based on the TNM classification [21]. HA: Hepatic artery; PV: Portal vein. • T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct, with extension up to the muscle layer or fibrous tissue • T2a: Tumor invades ...

It is about four inches long and almost 1 inch in diameter. The IVC goes from the diaphragm into the right side ... This makes the IVC almost symmetrical. Other veins that enter the IVC include the ...

Others are used for borderline disease, such as two-stage hepatectomy, associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy, and preoperative portal vein embolization to augment ...

High perfusion of the portal vein and relatively narrow diameter of the hepatic vein determine the liver function in the early postoperative period. Therefore, various indicators of liver function ...