... function of the spleen in the splanchnic region. Older studies and results are followed up in the modern literature, wherever possible, up to the present. The clinical relevance is illustrated with portal hypertension (with congestive or hyperdynamic splenomegaly), coeliac disease, and chronic inflammatory...

...Matthias Buechter; Alisan Kahraman; Paul Manka; Guido Gerken; Christoph Jochum; Ali Canbay; Alexander Dechêne Background/Aims: Portal hypertension (PH) is a common complication of chronic liver disease and results in esophageal and gastric variceal bleeding, which is associated with a high...

... Microcirculation Kupffer cell Nitric oxide Carbon monoxide Portal hypertension Liver function is dependent on intrahepatic microcirculation. It has been shown that Kupffer cell (KC) activation affects the microcirculation of the liver [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ]. The involved mechanisms are an increased...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2012 Small intestine Portal hypertension Edema Hepatic venous pressure gradient Angiodysplasia Capsule...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2012 Esophagus Portal hypertension Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt Variceal bleeding Self-expanding metal stents Esophageal variceal bleeding (VB) is a severe complication of portal hypertension in patients...

... considered statistically significant. Cirrhosis Minimal hepatic encephalopathy Critical flicker frequency Portal hypertension Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt Patients’ characteristics are given in table 1 . 15 patients (33%) underwent TIPS insertion because of recurrent...

... examinations including upper endoscopy were scheduled at 6 months intervals. The primary study end points of this multicentre trial (27 centers, who had each obtained approval of the respective ethics committees) were portal hypertensive bleeding according to the Baveno definition [ 1 ] and death from any...

...K. Jaskiewicz; M.D. Voigt; S.C. Robson Autonomic hyperactivity with increased cardiac output and other manifestations occurs in patients with both cirrhosis and noncirrhotic portal hypertension. The role of the disordered hepatic autonomic innervation in the mediation of these abnormalities...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 1993 Octreotide Somatostatin Variceal bleeding Portal hypertension Esophageal varices...

..., quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 1994 Portal hypertension Variceal Bleeding Liver cirrhosis Drug treatment...

... of portal hypertension and of the underlying liver disease. We studied 394 cirrhotic patients and 110 controls. Prevalence of a mosaic-like pattern of the gastric mucosa was significantly higher in cirrhotics than controls (80.5 vs. 0.9%; p < 0.001). Red spots of the gastric mucosa were found in 8.1...

...Ryuichiro Sakata; Takato Ueno; Takuji Torimura; Michio Sata; Kyuichi Tanikawa Background/Aims : Little is known about the relationship of portal venous pressure to contractility and histological changes in the gallbladder. In this study, we investigated the relationship between portal hypertension...

... Nadolol Portal hypertension Esophageal varices Liver cirrhosis Digestion 37: 22-28 (1987) © 1987 S. Karger AG, Basel 0012-2823/87/0371-002252.75/0 Nadolol for Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding in Cirrhosis: A Controlled Clinical Trial A. Gatta, C. Merkel, D. Sacerdoti, M. Bolognesi, L. Caregaro, R...

... of this hormone, while others do not. In 19 subjects with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension the following parameters were measured before and during intravenous administration of somatostatin (7.5 μg/min): porto-hepatic gradient, estimated hepatic blood flow, specific splenic blood flow, cardiac index...

... erythematosus Portal hypertension Case Reports Digestion 27: I I l- l 15 (1983) © 1983 S. Kargcr AG, Basel 0012-2823/83/0272-0111$2.75/0 Membranous Obstruction of the Inferior Vena cava and Systemic Lupus erythematosus J.H.P. Wilson, M.M.P. Iiaalebos, J.S. Lameris, H. van Urk, B. van Esch Departments...

...P.N. Foster; Margaret Bowen; P.D. Howdle; M.S. Losowsky We have measured plasma fibronectin in 28 patients with well-compensated chronic liver disease, 4 patients with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension and 6 patients who have undergone shunt surgery for the relief of portal hypertension...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 1979 Hyperestrogenemia Portal hypertension Hepatic adenoma Digestion 19: 328-334 (1979) Hepatic Adenoma Associated with Portasystemic Shunting in a Young Woman...

...Didier Lebrec; Claudine Nataf; Jacques Bernuau; Olivier Nouel We report the case of a patient with transient portal hypertension in relation to acute veno-occlusive disease of the liver. Ascites and esophageal varices, both transient, occurred in this patient and a transient elevation...

...P. Melkebeke; J. Vandepitte; R. Hannon; J. Fevery A 3 years evolution with amyloid involvement, primarily of the liver, in a patient is described. This led to intrahepatic cholestasis and to portal hypertension with esophageal varices. 2 07 1979 1 07 1980 © 1980 S. Karger AG, Basel...

... Oesophageal varices Portal hypertension Splenomegaly Digestion 17: 63 68 (1978) Spleen Size and Portal Hypertension in Cirrhosis S. Westaby, S.P. Wilkinson, R. Warren and R. Williams Liver Unit and Department of Radiology, King s College Hospital and Medical School, London Key Words. Ascites Liver...