Reversed flow in the portal branches in liver segments 4 (P4) and/or 5 (P5) and main trunk of the portal vein was detected in nine of 56 patients (16.1%) using hand-held color Doppler US.

Portal vein endothelial injury also increases the risk for thrombosis [5,14] associated with intra-abdominal inflammation or infection, acute cholecystitis, hepatic abscess, umbilical vein ...

Although macrovascular invasion (MVI) may involve hepatic veins or portal veins, invasion of portal venous branches is more common. Approximately 20% of patients have MVI at the time of diagnosis.

H = hepatic-vein concentration of test substance. R = removal rate of test substance. Blood flow is calculated by extrapolated data midway between two successive determinations of arterial and ...

The transhepatic portal pressure gradient was normal at 7 mm Hg (wedged hepatic pressure = 39 mm Hg; free hepatic vein pressure = 32 mm Hg). (Enlarge Image) Figure 3.

Evidence-based recommendations on melphalan chemosaturation with percutaneous hepatic artery perfusion and hepatic vein isolation for primary or metastatic cancer in the liver. This involves diverting ...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a blood clot of the portal vein, also known as the hepatic portal vein. A PVT blocks the blood flow from the intestines to the liver. Although it is treatable, PVT ...

Primary Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a spontaneously fatal disease characterized by an obstruction of the hepatic venous outflow tract due to thrombosis or a primary disease of the venous wall ...

Background: Hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) combined with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs, a triplet regimen) has shown promising results in ...