In the 1990s radiologists added to the useful treatment options for bleeding from portal hypertension, with the development of the nonsurgical transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).

Budd-Chiari syndrome (hepatic vein occlusion) presents with abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, and ascites. Portal hypertension can develop ... disciplinary decision to proceed to transjugular intrahepatic ...

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) ...

IN the course of chronic liver disease the development of portal hypertension and the ... shown to be caused by congenital intrahepatic portal–systemic shunts. N.F. (C–P.M.C. 151–33 ...

Hepatic vein thrombosis is caused by one ... Percutaneous angioplasty, followed by portosystemic shunt (including a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt) and eventually liver ...

The therapeutic principle of portosystemic shunting is to convert the portal vein into an ... can be placed in the intrahepatic IVC, followed by a surgical infrahepatic shunt.

Although much research on the mechanisms of portal hypertension has focused on liver fibrosis, less attention has been given to the role of intrahepatic ... leading to increased portal vein pressure.

It’s one of your body’s vital signs. High blood pressure, known in medical terms as hypertension, can be harmful to your health in many ways. Over time, it can damage your vital organs ...

Portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is a frequent complication and remains as the blockage in the treatment of HCC with high recurrence rate and poor prognosis. There is still no global consensus or ...

Doctors have long used beta-blockers, a common type of medication for high blood pressure, to treat portal hypertension. However, these drugs only work effectively in about 50% to 60% of patients.

ukb.uni-bonn.de In liver cirrhosis, abnormal persistent extrahepatic vasodilation leads to hyperdynamic circulatory dysfunction which essentially contributes to portal hypertension. Since portal ...