Prevalence of spontaneous hepatofugal portal flow in liver cirrhosis.
1991
T Dao, and
N Bouvard
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D008103
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules.
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
D011169
Portal Vein
A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein.
Portal Veins,Vein, Portal,Veins, Portal
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man