complication

Portal hypertension

Portal is defined as increased portal pressure, with a venous pressure gradient greater than 5 mmHg. Normal portal pressure is 1–4 mmHg; clinically insignificant portal hypertension is present at portal pressures 5–9 mmHg; clinically significant portal hypertension is present at portal pressures greater than 10 mmHg. The portal vein and its branches supply most of the blood and nutrients from the to the liver.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Ascites

Causes — why it happens

·Splenic vein , of portal vein

How it's found

·Ultrasonography

Treatment

·Portosystemic shunts, Nonselective beta-

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