hepatic vein


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Noun1.hepatic vein - a vein that drains the liverhepatic vein - a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava
vena hepatica
liver - large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"
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1A); the central vein was the smallest branch of the hepatic vein (Fig.
Distribution and Morphology of Ghrelin-Immunopositive Cells in the Liver of the African Ostrich/ Distribucion y Morfologia de las Celulas Inmunopositivas a la Gregina en el Higado de Avestruz Africana
Portal hypertension is interpreted by finding portal vein and hepatic vein pressure gradient exceeding 10-12 mmHg (2).
Platelet count to splenic diameter ratio and other noninvasive markers as predictors of esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis
The initial TIPS was performed between the right hepatic vein and a right portal vein branch, with implantation of a 10 mm X 6 cm X 2 cm Viatorr (Gore Medical) stent-graft (Fig.
Ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis of an occluded transjugular portosystemic shunt
Dissection is performed so that the middle hepatic vein always remains on the left lobe.
Analysis of risk factors affecting coagulopathy after donor hepatectomy in a newly established liver transplant center
Suspected venous malformation combining with dilated left portal vein lying inside the left lobe passing inside the wide hepatic vein branch separated from vena cava inferior was detected in the abdominal ultrasonography taken.
A RARE CASE FOR DIRECT HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA IN NEONATAL PERIOD: PATENT DUCTUS VENOSUS
Hepatic vein wedge pressure was also recorded when available.
The Spectrum of Histologic Findings in Hepatic Outflow Obstruction
Doppler signals were obtained from the right hepatic vein.
Doppler waveform study as indicator of change of portal pressure after administration of octreotide
The stenosis is usually at the superior anastomosis and can occur in conjunction with a hepatic vein stenosis.
The role of interventional radiology in complications after paediatric liver transplantation
05) in the portal, hepatic vein and artery in the LF diet compared with HF diets, but not for butyrate in portal vein and artery.
The Metabolism of Volatile Fatty Acids by Portal-Drained Viscera and Liver of Goats Fed Diets with Different Forage to Concentrate Ratio
This uncommon position of the cyst had created a pressure effect on the hepatic vein and caused the incomplete obliteration of the common bile duct and the hepatic artery.
Gastric duplication cyst in a man presenting with elevated liver enzymes and icterus
1981) and accumulation of amorphous and crystalline bodies in the hepatocytes around the hepatic vein (Phillips et al.
INFLUENCE OF INCREASING FLUORIDE DOSE RATES ON SELECTED LIVER AND KIDNEY ENZYMES PROFILE IN DOMESTIC CHICKEN (Gallus domesticus)

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