Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a blood clot of the portal vein, also known as the hepatic portal vein. A PVT blocks the blood flow from the intestines to the liver. Although it is treatable, PVT can ...

THE occurrence of laminar flow in the hepatic portal vein is acceptable on hydrodynamic grounds 1. In any consideration of the probable distribution within the liver of blood from a particular ...

Vascular corrosion casting is an established method of anatomical preparation that has recently been revived and has proven to be an excellent tool for detailed three-dimensional (3D) morphological ...

The portal vein carries blood from your stomach, pancreas, and other digestive organs to your liver. It differs from other veins, which all carry blood to your heart. The liver plays an important role ...