Intrahepatic portal–systemic venous shunts of this magnitude have not previously been described in either normal or cirrhotic livers of vertebrates. Using colored gelatin injection technics ...

With the recent development of venous-shunt surgery for the relief of ... There were 104 operations on 100 patients with cirrhosis and intrahepatic portal-bed block, and 36 operations on 29 ...

a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a shunt placed inside the liver that carries blood directly from ...

Direct measurement of portal vein pressure is technically difficult and associated with a high risk of complications. Giday et al. now report successful direct measurement of portal vein pressure ...

portal hypertensive gastropathy, ascites), extension of the thrombus (intra- and/or extrahepatic, superior mesenteric vein or splenic vein), information on coagulation disorders, imaging methods ...

Congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) and Abernethy malformation are rare vascular anomalies that involve abnormal connections between the portal venous system and the systemic circulation.

Disruption of a portal vein thrombus can also be done during the same session. Surgical shunts have been superseded by the use of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. Liver ...