To the Editor: I have read with great interest Dr. Child's paper, "The Portal Circulation," which appeared in the May 19 issue of the Journal. I agree with most of his comments about the management of ...

Portal vein blood flow accounts for 75% of total hepatic blood flow, with the hepatic artery accounting for the remainder. As a result, portal vein occlusion may have significant consequences for ...

IN the course of chronic liver disease the development of portal hypertension and the subsequent formation of portal collateral circulation may permit certain nitrogen-containing substances in the ...

For centuries, gastrointestinal bleeding has been recognized as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with pathology of the portal circulation. By contrast, a fuller understanding of ...

Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is the condition in which the mucosa in the stomach undergoes some changes; the change denotes the existence of ectasia at the surface of mucosa, and widening of ...

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases recently published practice guidance for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding as a consequence of portal ...