The shunts had the appearance of normal veins ... liver in the right lobe and by occlusion of the left branch of the portal vein. This was accompanied by an increase in hepatic-artery flow ...

The therapeutic principle of portosystemic shunting is to convert the portal vein into an outflow tract (reversed portal flow), thus decompressing the sinusoids. Thrombosis or compression of the ...

and radial nerves shortly after construction of proximal brachial artery-antecubital vein fistulas. EMG confirmed multiple distal nerve injuries. All three patients improved after shunt banding or ...

Background: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is increasingly frequently being diagnosed, but systematic descriptions of the natural history and clinical handling of the condition are sparse.

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On Sunday, more than 8,000 citizens in the Graz district of Gösting were called upon to take part in a referendum on the issue of the Gösting shunting yard, which has been plaguing many local ...

These guidelines on transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) in the management of portal hypertension have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) ...

The National Institutes of Health estimates that 60% of all men and women suffer from some form of vein disorder. A quarter of varicose vein sufferers are men, although Weiss notes that it is ...

This is a serious problem that causes your blood to clot in veins, leading to complications such as deep vein thrombosis. During pregnancy, your body goes through changes that increase your ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. As a common cause of liver cirrhosis, ...