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portal vein

n.
A vein that conducts blood from the digestive organs, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder to the liver.
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portal vein

n
(Anatomy) any vein connecting two capillary networks, esp in the liver (hepatic portal vein)
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por′tal vein′


n.
a large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
[1835–45]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.portal vein - a short vein that carries blood into the liver
hepatic portal vein, vena portae, portal
portal system - system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver
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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Translations

portal vein

n → Pfortader f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

por·tal vein

n. vena porta, vena formada por varias ramas de venas que provienen de órganos abdominales.
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Anatomy of the Liver (A05.8.01.001). Worldwide Review, 2019. New Findings, Concepts and Definitions Support a Division of the Liver into Seven Portal Segments/Anatomia del Higado (A05.8.01.001). Revision Mundial, 2019. Nuevos Hallazgos, Conceptos y Definiciones Respaldan una Division del Higado en Siete Segmentos Portales
Portal vein reconstruction is the most important part of the surgery and portal vein complications can cause graft failure (2).
Stent insertion and balloon angioplasty for portal vein stenosis after liver transplantation: long-term follow-up results
Patients were included in the study if they met the following criteria: diagnosed with cirrhosis of any etiology; aged 18-80 years; had a history of esophageal/gastric variceal bleeding and secondary hypersplenism; liver function Child-Pugh A or B; hypersplenism with a PLT count <100x[10.sup.9]/L; no portal vein system thrombosis proved by ultrasonographic evaluation on admission; underwent LSD; and completed a 3-month follow-up.
Adverse factors responsible for below-normal platelet count after laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection
Portal vein and splenic artery, although appear to be lying at two ends of vascular spectrum, are intricately interconnected hemodynamically with the intra splenic arterial impedance showing an unexpected rise, correlating well with portal venous hypertension.
DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF SPLENIC ARTERY PULSATILITY INDEX IN PREDICTING FIBROSIS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C
The left and right branches of the portal vein and intrahepatic portal venules were absent.
Abernethy malformation
Portal vein embolization (PVE), chemotherapy, local ablation, and surgical portal vein ligation have been developed to induce liver tissue hypertrophy before major liver resection.
Portal vein ligation and in situ liver splitting in metastatic liver cancer
During the course of the entire research, Verhelst found that the liver involvement could be discrete and limited to vascular derangements on a microscopical level and may range to large direct shunts between the hepatic arteriolar branches and sinusoids (leading to arteriovenous shunts), between the portal vein and the central veins (portovenous shunts), and between the hepatic artery and the portal vein.
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Color Doppler ultrasound revealed a monophasic turbulent venous flow pattern within the intrahepatic portal vein aneurysm.
An intrahepatic Portal Vein Aneurysm Presenting with Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in a Pediatric Patient: A Rare Clinical Entity
Unexpectedly, augmented collaboration of the portal vein was demonstrated at the Calot triangle and the bed of the gallbladder during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) [Figure 1]a.
Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein Secondary to Cholecystolithiasis
PoPH is a subset of pulmonary arterial hypertension, associated with portal hypertension (increased blood pressure in the portal vein) often due to cirrhosis.
First Randomised Controlled Trial in Portopulmonary Hypertension Shows Opsumit (macitentan) Significantly Improved Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Compared with Placebo
The patient was diagnosed with portal vein thrombosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Nalbuphine Can Relieve Opioid-Induced Urine Retention; Case report describes relief for patient with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with hydromorphone

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