Portal vein blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested contents, which the liver filters and processes.

New treatments for liver disease are the goal of Takahiro Ochiya, of Tokyo Medical University, and his work with Evia Life Sciences, a US-based company backed by Octave Ventures that he co-founded ...

During a transjugular liver biopsy, your provider will use an ultrasound to find your jugular vein in the neck. They will also use fluoroscopy (a type of X-ray imaging) to view your veins between the ...

Cirrhosis, or liver scarring, can cause swelling in the ankles, legs and abdomen. Per the Mayo Clinic, cirrhosis slows blood flow and increases pressure in the portal vein within the liver.

The antiphospholipid syndrome associated with hepatic vein thrombosis has usually been of the primary type; that is, the American Rheumatism Association criteria for the diagnosis of systemic ...

Foam mixed with medications is already used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, wounds on the skin and even hair loss. Approximately half of patients with advanced liver ...

Causes of portal hypertension can be prehepatic (such as portal vein thrombosis), hepatic (commonly liver cirrhosis and hepatic fibrosis) or posthepatic (such as hepatic vein obstruction).

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a challenging complication in liver cirrhosis, with no currently available sensitive ...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a challenging complication in liver cirrhosis, with no currently available sensitive ...