Alterations of portal hemodynamics after splenorenal shunts.
1975
D J Schulz, and
E Bücheler, and
B Savic
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D006975
Hypertension, Portal
Abnormal increase of resistance to blood flow within the hepatic PORTAL SYSTEM, frequently seen in LIVER CIRRHOSIS and conditions with obstruction of the PORTAL VEIN.
A system of vessels in which blood, after passing through one CAPILLARY BED, is conveyed through a second set of capillaries before it returns to the systemic circulation. It pertains especially to the hepatic portal system.
Portal Systems,System, Portal,Systems, Portal
D012082
Renal Veins
Short thick veins which return blood from the kidneys to the vena cava.
Renal Vein,Vein, Renal,Veins, Renal
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013162
Splenic Vein
Vein formed by the union (at the hilus of the spleen) of several small veins from the stomach, pancreas, spleen and mesentery.
November 1997,
Liver transplantation and surgery : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society,