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Results 1 - 10 of 12 for Portal hypertension
  1. Ascites 
    ... high pressure in certain veins of the liver (portal hypertension) and low blood levels of a protein called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000286.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) 
    ... flow through it very easily. This is called portal hypertension (increased pressure and backup of the portal vein). ... open (rupture), causing serious bleeding. Common causes of portal hypertension are: Alcohol use causing scarring of the liver ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007210.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Portacaval shunting 
    ... cannot flow through it easily. This is called portal hypertension (increased pressure and backup of the portal vein.) ... open (rupture), causing serious bleeding. Common causes of portal hypertension are: Alcohol use causing scarring of the liver ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007336.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Distal splenorenal shunt 
    ... this vein becomes too high. This is called portal hypertension. It often occurs due to liver damage caused ... surgery, bleeding is controlled in most people with portal hypertension. The highest risk of bleeding again is in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007647.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Alpha-1 antitrypsin blood test 
    ... the large vein that leads to the liver (portal hypertension)
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003715.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Spleen removal - series (image) 
    ... Trauma to the spleen Lymphoma, leukemia, Hodgkin's disease Portal hypertension and hypersplenism Hereditary spherocytosis
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100040_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Cirrhosis of the liver (image) 
    ... disorders (coagulopathy), increased pressure in the blood vessels (portal hypertension), and brain function disorders (hepatic encephalopathy). Excessive alcohol ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8849.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Bleeding esophageal varices 
    ... Elsevier; 2021:chap 20. Shah VH, Kamath PS. Portal hypertension and variceal bleeding. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000268.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Cirrhosis 
    ... pressure in the blood vessels of the liver (portal hypertension ) Kidney failure ( hepatorenal syndrome ) Liver cancer ( hepatocellular carcinoma ) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000255.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Alcoholic liver disease 
    ... pressure in the blood vessels of the liver (portal hypertension) Kidney failure (hepatorenal syndrome) Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000281.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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