Obstruction of hepatic venous outflow is mainly ... The therapeutic principle of portosystemic shunting is to convert the portal vein into an outflow tract (reversed portal flow), thus ...

Background: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is increasingly frequently being diagnosed, but systematic descriptions of the natural history and clinical handling of the condition are sparse.

Even the geometric form of an obstruction may change the pattern of blood flow. A slit-like narrowing of the lumen of a vein, even with no alteration in cross-sectional area, may increase ...

Unlike traditional portal venous hypertension (PVH), SVH ... Studies have shown that splenic vein obstruction due to inflammation is more frequent in males, with a median age of 48.