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[Hemodynamic studies of portal hypertension with esophageal varices; a role of left gastric artery and vein]. 1988

M Umehara

First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.

Hemodynamic states of portal hypertension with esophageal varices were studied by scintiphoto splenoportography (SSP) and left gastric angiographies in relation to endoscopic findings. The cases were classified into two groups by SSP. The flow of left gastric vein was hepatofugal in Group I (77.3%), and it was hepatopetal or "to and fro" in Group II (22.7%). Endoscopically, the varices were more severe in Group I than those in Group II. The diameter of left gastric vein was significantly larger in Group I. The values of K.ICG and liver function by blood analysis were also poor in Group I. Moreover, the cases with varices supplied by both left gastric artery and vein showed more severe endoscopic findings and history of hematemesis than those in the cases with varices supplied by left gastric artery alone. In conclusion, the results suggested that the flow of left gastric vein was closely related to the severity of esophageal varices.

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.	Cruveilhier-Baumgarten Disease,Cruveilhier-Baumgarten Syndrome,Cruveilhier Baumgarten Disease,Cruveilhier Baumgarten Syndrome,Disease, Cruveilhier-Baumgarten,Portal Hypertension,Portal Hypertensions,Syndrome, Cruveilhier-Baumgarten
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011168	Portal System	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
D011875	Radionuclide Angiography	The measurement of visualization by radiation of any organ after a radionuclide has been injected into its blood supply. It is used to diagnose heart, liver, lung, and other diseases and to measure the function of those organs, except renography, for which RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY is available.	Angiography, Radionuclide,Radioisotope Angiography,Angiography, Radioisotope,Angiographies, Radioisotope,Angiographies, Radionuclide,Radioisotope Angiographies,Radionuclide Angiographies
D004932	Esophageal and Gastric Varices	Dilated blood vessels in the ESOPHAGUS or GASTRIC FUNDUS that shunt blood from the portal circulation (PORTAL SYSTEM) to the systemic venous circulation. Often they are observed in individuals with portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).	Esophageal Varices,Gastric Varices,Esophageal Varix,Gastric Varix,Varices, Esophageal,Varices, Gastric,Varix, Esophageal,Varix, Gastric
D004945	Esophagoscopy	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the esophagus.	Esophagoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Esophagoscopic,Esophagoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Esophagoscopic,Esophagoscopic Surgeries,Esophagoscopic Surgical Procedure,Esophagoscopies,Procedure, Esophagoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Esophagoscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Esophagoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Esophagoscopic
D005260	Female		Females
D006439	Hemodynamics	The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.	Hemodynamic

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