The portal vein, or hepatic portal vein, is the main blood vessel of the portal venous system (PVS), which delivers blood to ...

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 ...

Hepatic vein thrombosis is caused by one or several thrombogenic conditions, of which myeloproliferative disorders are the most frequent. Thrombosis and its fibrous sequelae can affect the veins ...

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 ...

Nearly all of the blood that leaves the stomach and intestines must pass through the liver. Blood enters the liver through the hepatic artery and the portal vein. The blood from the hepatic artery ...