J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;28(2):213-219. The majority of research into the molecular basis of HPS has been performed in rats that have undergone surgical bile duct ligation (BDL). These animals ...

The progressive worsening of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension (HTN) decreases intra-hepatic nitric oxide (NO), which is counterbalanced by increased NO secretion from adjacent endothelial cells ...

When the blood pressure in the portal vein, carrying blood from the intestines to the liver, increases more than 10 mm Hg, it is called portal hypertension After necessary investigations like ...

This inflammatory viral infection of the liver causes inflexible scar tissue to form. This in turn impedes blood flow through the organ, with resulting hypertension in the portal vein. Portal ...

Portal vein thrombosis means that there is a blood clot in the portal vein. This vein carries blood to the liver. A clot can fully or partially block the portal vein, as well as blood flow to the ...