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Results 1 - 10 of 91 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) Video (Radiological Society of North America) (American College of Radiology)  
    ... between two large veins in the liver, the portal vein and the hepatic vein. This helps blood bypass ... a tunnel through the liver to connect the portal vein (the vein that carries blood from the digestive ...
    https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/tips - Videos
  3. Congenital hepatic fibrosis 
    ... portal system is a branching network of veins (portal veins) that carry blood from the gastrointestinal tract to ... of fluids in these vessels.Narrowing of the portal veins due to malformation and portal tract fibrosis results ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/congenital-hepatic-fibrosis - Genetics
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Portal Hypertension (Merck & Co., Inc.)  
    Liver Diseases/Specifics ... Liver Diseases ... Merck & Co., Inc. ... Portal Hypertension - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - ...
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/.../portal-hypertension - External Health Links
  7. Esophageal Varices (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Gastrointestinal Bleeding/Specifics ... Gastrointestinal Bleeding ... Cirrhosis/Related Issues ... Cirrhosis ... Esophagus Disorders/Specifics ... Esophagus Disorders ... Mayo Foundation ...
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20351538?p=1 - External Health Links
  8. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Cirrhosis/Related Issues ... Cirrhosis ... Liver Diseases/Related Issues ... Liver Diseases ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/.../?adfree=true - External Health Links
  9. Bile Duct Cancer Stages From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Staging for bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) is used to predict a person’s chance of recovery and plan treatment. Learn more from the National Cancer ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/liver/bile-duct-cancer/stages - External Health Links
  10. Primary Biliary Cholangitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Bile Duct Diseases/Specifics ... Bile Duct Diseases ... Cirrhosis/Specifics ... Cirrhosis ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20376874?p=1 - External Health Links
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