The prevalence of Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) varies significantly at different stages of liver disease: 10% in compensated patients, 17% in decompensated patients, 9% in those with acute ...

The prevalence of Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) varies significantly at different stages of liver disease: 10% in compensated patients, 17% in decompensated patients, 9% in those with acute ...

Researchers explored the case of a 40-year-old woman with polycythemia vera (PV) who developed a portal vein occlusion 1.5 months postpartum after C-section. As one of the 3 main classic disorders of ...

Studies evaluating treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic uveal melanoma are highlighted.

Background: Umbilical vascular catheters are routinely inserted in critically ill newborn infants in most neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The objectives of this study were to determine ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...

Systemic diseases include connective-tissue disease, celiac disease, Behçet’s disease, mastocytosis, inflammatory bowel disease, human immunodeficiency virus infection, sarcoidosis, and myeloma.

Dr. Brian Y. Chang (Medicine): A 62-year-old man was admitted to this hospital because of abdominal pain. Two years before the current presentation, postprandial abdominal pain developed. One year ...