complication
Portal hypertension
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 vein
How it's found
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Treatment
- ·Portosystemic shunts, Nonselective beta-
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