Portal hypertension can occur due to an increased resistance to flow at three levels (a) before the portal veins drains into the liver (b) within the liver due to changes in the liver tissue (Cirrhosis) and (c) due to a block on the veins that drains blood from the liver to the heart(Budd Chari’s syndrome) […]
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Management of Complications of Portal Hypertension
In this annual update, Dr. John Roberts, Chief of the UCSF Transplant Service gives an overview of 20 years of progress in liver transplantation at UCSF. In the second segment, Dr. Nathan Bass takes a look at the current treatments for management of complications of portal hypertension. Series: UCSF Transplant Update [1/2010] [Health and Medicine] […]
Portal Hypertension Part 2
This video explains clinical application of portal hyptension and signs and symptoms patients often present with in the real world.
Portal Hypertension final chapter 4
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Portal Hypertension I
Effects of alcholic liver disease, liver cirrhosis- causes portal hypertension. The effects are due to increase hydrostatic pressure and back up of blood flow which are unable to flow through the the portal system.
End to side portocaval anastomosis for portal hypertension and bleeding varices
End to side portocaval anastomosis for portal hypertension and bleeding varicesNonselective End-to-side portacaval shunt Side-to-side portacaval shunt Large diameter interposition shunts (eg, mesocaval) Central splenorenal shunt Selective Distal splenorenal (Warren) Small-diameter portacaval H graft shunt Surgical Shunts to Reduce Portal Venous Pressure