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Portal hypertension and bleeding esophageal varices. 1980

J E Fischer

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
D011170 Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical Surgical venous shunt between the portal and systemic circulation to effect decompression of the portal circulation. It is performed primarily in the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices resulting from portal hypertension. Types of shunt include portacaval, splenorenal, mesocaval, splenocaval, left gastric-caval (coronary-caval), portarenal, umbilicorenal, and umbilicocaval. Portosystemic Shunt, Surgical,Portasystemic Shunt,Portosystemic Shunt,Shunt, Surgical Portasystemic,Shunt, Surgical Portosystemic,Surgical Portasystemic Shunt,Surgical Portosystemic Shunt,Portasystemic Shunts,Portasystemic Shunts, Surgical,Portosystemic Shunts,Portosystemic Shunts, Surgical,Shunt, Portasystemic,Shunt, Portosystemic,Shunts, Portasystemic,Shunts, Portosystemic,Shunts, Surgical Portasystemic,Shunts, Surgical Portosystemic,Surgical Portasystemic Shunts,Surgical Portosystemic Shunts
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
D006471 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Hematochezia,Hemorrhage, Gastrointestinal,Gastrointestinal Hemorrhages,Hematochezias
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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