jhmi.edu We read with interest the recent guidelines by Neuberger et al 1 and would like to congratulate the authors on a comprehensive review of the use of liver biopsy in clinical practice. However, ...

Results 113 patients were noted to have PHG on endoscopy during the study period. 23/113 (20.4%) did not have a diagnosis of chronic liver disease or cirrhosis. 17/23 (73.9%) patients had either a CT ...

The veins can rupture and bleed, resulting in potentially life-threatening complications. The most common cause of portal hypertension is cirrhosis of the liver. In cirrhosis, the scar tissue blocks ...

Portal vein blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested contents, which the liver filters and processes.

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a group of rare conditions in which veins in the liver become blocked. An ultrasound for BCS may show atypical, narrowed, or potentially blocked veins inside the liver.

His total bilirubin level is 0.7 mg/dL, and his alpha-fetoprotein level is 43.5 ng/mL. CT scans show an 8.3- X 12.1-cm hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with invasion into the right portal vein (Figure 1 ...

Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China Ambient Pressure,Growth Stages,Hepatic Venous Pressure ...

A doctor, guided by ultrasound, uses a needle to inject dye so they can see the blood vessel ... If blood cannot travel easily through your child’s portal vein and liver, doctors may use a shunt to ...

previously known as the veins of Sappey.(3, 4) Its treatment involves reducing the portal system pressure, including transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and its variations, such as direct ...