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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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The evaluation of portal hypertension includes, as previously suggested [1], the assessment of the pathogenic factors and of the clinical complications of portal hypertension.
Noninvasive Assessment of Portal Hypertension in Advanced Chronic Liver Disease: An Update
The features of portal hypertension in the small intestine vary from normal mucosa to bleeding ectopic varices that can lead to death.
Video Capsule Endoscopy in the Assessment of Portal Hypertensive Enteropathy
We used the change in relative liver enhancement (RLE) derived from GA-MRI in the HBP and the change in splenic volume (SV) as potential indicators of regression of hepatic fibrosis and inflammation [16] and improvement of portal hypertension, respectively [17, 18].
Noninvasive Monitoring of Liver Disease Regression after Hepatitis C Eradication Using Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced MRI
Among 223 patients, 203 (91%) patients had liver cirrhosis, 129 (57.8%) patients were complicated with portal hypertension, and 105 (47.1%) patients had hepatic carcinoma.
Prevalence and Prognosis of Portopulmonary Hypertension in 223 Liver Transplant Recipients
Taken together, in the setting of normal right heart pressures and a possible diagnosis of NRH, the patient could have portal hypertension due to a presinusoidal obstruction.
Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Rare Complication of Systemic Sclerosis and Presinusoidal Portal Hypertension
Ballardie, "IgA nephropathy in non-cirrhotic portal hypertension," Gut, vol.
A Case of Hepatic Glomerulosclerosis with Monoclonal IgA1-[kappa] Deposits
Because portal hypertension is the driving force responsible for the bleeding, it is wise to consider decompressing the portal venous system using TIPS, assuming that pre- and postsinusoidal causes of portal hypertension have been ruled out.
Direct Percutaneous Embolization of Peristomal Ileostomy Varices in an Emergency Setting
Hepatic diseases that induce portal hypertension such as liver cirrhosis, NASH, and chronic hepatitis can contribute to varicosities formation [10].
Large Vaginal Varicosities in the Setting of Pregnancy without Known Hepatic or Vascular Risks: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
In this study, we found that the commonest cause of upper GI bleeding was portal hypertension (68.57%), followed by erosive gastritis (12.85%) and peptic ulcer disease (5%).
A clinical study on etiology, prognosis, outcome and role of endoscopy in upper gastrointestinal bleed in a tertiary care center
Report of 24 left-sided portal hypertension cases: a single-center prospective cohort study.
Retroperitoneal fibrozisin neden oldugu sol-tarafli portal hipertansiyon ve bobrek yetmezligi/Left-sided portal hypertension and renal failure caused by retroperitoneal fibrosis
Identifying reliable noninvasive markers of portal hypertension would improve clinical ability to determine disease status and monitor fibrosis progression with reduced risk compared with HVPG measurements.
Magnetic Resonance Elastography Shear Wave Velocity Correlates with Liver Fibrosis and Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient in Adults with Advanced Liver Disease
Arhan et al., "Report of 24 left-sided portal hypertension cases: a single-center prospective cohort study," Digestive Diseases and Sciences, vol.
Portal Hypertensive Biliopathy Presents with Massive Bleeding during ERCP after Balloon Sphincteroplasty in a Noncirrhotic Saudi Sickler Patient

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