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portal hypertension

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portal hypertension [′pȯrd·əl ‚hī·pər′ten·shən]
(medicine)
Portal venous pressure in excess of 20 mmHg (2666 pascals), resulting from intrahepatic or extrahepatic portal venous compression or occlusion.
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Deaths are estimated to increase because of the increasing risk of infection, and the resulting cirrhosis, portal hypertension, thrombocytopenia, bleeding from varices, and liver cancer.
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Periportal fibrosis of pre-sinusoidal vessels resulting from schistosomal granulomas deposited in and around the portal tracts leads to portal hypertension and its long-term sequelae.
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