Portal hypertension arises from elevated pressure in the portal venous system, commonly due to cirrhotic scarring but also from prehepatic impediments such as splenic venous thrombosis. When the ...

Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is characterised by the presence of gas within the portal venous system, most commonly identified on cross-sectional imaging such as contrast-enhanced computed ...

APPLICATION of the technics of hepatic-vein catheterization and percutaneous splenic puncture, with appropriate blood-flow and pressure measurements and radiologic visualization of the portal bed, has ...

(A) Compression. Pancreatic cysts compress the splenic vein, increasing venous flow in the gastric veins and forming varices. Other causes of compression include pancreatic NET, lymphoma, SAA, ...

Portal hypertension (PH), a serious complication of liver cirrhosis, is defined as a pressure gradient > 5 mmHg between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava. When the hepatic venous pressure ...