Eighty to 85% of the venous perfusion to the fetal liver is from the umbilical vein, the rest from the portal vein. Umbilical venous flow to the liver is essential for intrauterine growth, and is ...

Vascular corrosion casting is an established method of anatomical preparation that has recently been revived and has proven to be an excellent tool for detailed three-dimensional (3D) morphological ...

The clinical consequences of PVT are varied. [14] Although some patients remain asymptomatic, blockage of portal vein blood flow can produce ischemic hepatitis; worsening portal hypertension; and, ...

Portal Hypertension Symptoms and Their ComplicationsPortal hypertension is a condition in which increased pressure within the portal vein—an important vessel that carries blood from the stomach and ...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a critical complication in liver cirrhosis (LC), significantly worsening portal hypertension ...

Case 1. R.C., a 24-year-old man, was admitted to the United States Naval Hospital on July 13, 1955, with the chief complaint of swelling of the feet and ankles of 6 months' duration. The swelling was ...