ALLMedicine™ Portal Vein Obstruction Center

Jul 15th, 2021 - The aim of this study was to describe long-term changes in standard blood tests and ultrasound (US) findings in pediatric patients with Extrahepatic Portal Vein Obstruction (EHPVO) who have not undergone Meso-Rex Bypass (MRB) surgery. US, laborato...

Jun 10th, 2021 - Portal vein obstruction (PVO) is a significant vascular complication after liver transplantation (LT) in pediatric patients. Current treatment strategies include percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), with or without stent placement, mesorex...

Mar 2nd, 2021 - BACKGROUND Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) is one of the most important diseases that causes pre-hepatic portal hypertension, and EHPVO sometimes develops cavernous transformation to maintain hepatopetal flow. In this report, we descr...

Jan 4th, 2021 - Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) causes portal hypertension in noncirrhotic children. Among surgical treatments, it is unclear whether the meso-Rex shunt (MRS) or portosystemic shunt (PSS) offers lower post-operative morbidity and supe...

Nov 10th, 2020 - Portal hypertension commonly accompanies advanced liver disease and often gives rise to life-threatening complications, including haemorrhage from oesophageal and gastrointestinal varices. Variceal haemorrhage commonly occurs in children with chro...

Aug 21st, 2020 - Chronic non cirrhotic extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) refers to the cavernomatous transformation of the portal vein (the so-called "portal cavernoma") which occurs following acute thrombosis of the portal vein in the absence of recana...

May 26th, 2020 - Recent (non-cirrhotic) extrahepatic portal vein obstruction.|2020|Heurgué A,Habes D,Brugel M,Franchi-Abella S,Condat B,|

Apr 17th, 2020 - Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) in cirrhosis.|2020|Abergel A,Gasperment M,Nery FG,Buchard B,Lebreton A,|

Jul 25th, 2012 - Liposuction can provide the raw materials for growing new small-diameter blood vessels in the lab, researchers found. Adult stem cells extracted from one's own fat tissue, then cultured into sheets, and rolled into tiny vessels performed as well a...

Jun 13th, 2011 - PALM DESERT, CALIF. – Compared with portosystemic shunting in the management of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction, mesenterico-left portal vein bypass restores portal circulation and achieves superior relief of thrombocytopenia and certain meta.

Classification No formal classification of EHPVO/PVT exists. The Baveno V guidelines on portal hypertension recommend that when characterising a patient of EHPVO, the following characteristics should be specified: site of PVT; presentation; type o...

Epidemiology Portal vein obstruction is not a rare disease in general population. Ogren et al.,[6] in an epidemiological study based on 23 796 consecutive autopsies, assessed the lifetime cumulative incidence of PVT in general population of southe...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Background Portal vein obstruction may be due to portal vein thrombosis (PVT) or its sequale, the portal cavernoma. PVT is a common complication in liver cirrhosis, however, it may also occur as a primary vascula...