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Results 1 - 10 of 16 for Portal vein
  1. Distal splenorenal shunt 
    ... surgery done to relieve extra pressure in the portal vein. The portal vein carries blood from your digestive organs to your ... vein from your spleen is removed from the portal vein. The vein is then attached to the vein ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007647.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) 
    ... The doctor uses the stent to connect your portal vein to one of your hepatic veins. At the end of the procedure, your portal vein pressure is measured to make sure it has ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007210.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Portacaval shunting 
    ... The surgeon then makes a connection between the portal vein (which supplies most of the liver's blood) and ... the liver. This reduces blood pressure in the portal vein and decreases the risk for a tear (rupture) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007336.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Ascites 
    ... include: Clots in the veins of the liver (portal vein thrombosis) Congestive heart failure Pancreatitis Thickening and scarring ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000286.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Bleeding esophageal varices 
    ... such as propranolol, nadolol, and carvedilol that reduce portal vein pressure and the risk of bleeding. A rubber ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000268.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (image) 
    ... involves inserting a stent (tube) to connect the portal veins to adjacent blood vessels that have lower pressure. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19859.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Hepatic venous circulation (image) 
    The portal vein drains blood from the intestine, stomach, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder into the liver. The liver processes the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19956.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Spleen removal 
    ... for this surgery include: Blood clot in the portal vein (an important vein that carries blood to the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002944.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Enlarged liver 
    ... Primary biliary cholangitis Reye syndrome Sarcoidosis Sclerosing cholangitis Portal vein thrombosis Steatosis (fat in the liver from metabolic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003275.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Abdominal MRI scan 
    ... stones Enlarged lymph nodes Obstructed inferior vena cava Portal vein obstruction (liver) Blockage or narrowing of the arteries ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003796.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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