THE determination of cardioportal circulation time has been reported to be a useful technic in the evaluation of portal hypertension.1 The cardioportal circulation time consists of the simultaneous ...

Although rare in the general populace, portal vein thrombosis can present secondary to various liver diseases and infections.

Child's paper, "The Portal Circulation," which appeared in the May 19 issue of the Journal. I agree with most of his comments about the management of esophageal varices, and view portal ...

The progressive development of hepatic fibrosis and regenerative nodule formation results in disruption and resistance to blood flow in the portal circulation and hepatic sinusoids, causing PH ...

Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is the condition in which the mucosa in the stomach undergoes some changes; the change denotes the existence of ectasia at the surface of mucosa, and widening ...