portal hypertension

collocation in English

meaningsofportalandhypertension

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portal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɔː.təl/us
/ˈpɔːr.t̬əl/
a way to get or ...
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hypertension
noun[U]
uk
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈten.ʃən/us
/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈten.ʃən/
a medical condition in which your blood pressure is ...
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(Definition ofportalandhypertensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This argument is based in studies performed in patients withportalhypertensionsecondary to hepatic fibrosis of different etiologies.
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The 3 patients had neither biliary atresia norportalhypertension.
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Portalhypertension, variceal bleeding and systemic arterial vasodilatation are among the main reasons for morbidity and mortality in cirrhotic patients.
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In the later stages of heavy infections or severe cases, symptoms include marked gastrointestinal disturbances, with a syndrome associated withportalhypertension, splenomegaly, ascites and oedema.
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Bacterial translocation in acute and chronicportalhypertension.
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In severe complications fromportalhypertension, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting is occasionally indicated to relieve pressure on the portal vein.
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Portalhypertensionmay be present, resulting in other conditions including splenomegaly, hematemesis and melena.
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They are most commonly found in patients withportalhypertension, or elevated pressure in the portal vein system, which may be a complication of cirrhosis.
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Other common causes include congestion due toportalhypertensionand infiltration by leukemias and lymphomas.
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When a patient experiencesportalhypertension, there can be congestion (backup) of blood that enters into the caval system via the thoracoepigastric vein.
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These superficial veins (normally only approximately 1 mm in diameter) become distended up to 12 cm in diameter in association withportalhypertension.
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They are most often a consequence ofportalhypertension, commonly due to cirrhosis; patients with esophageal varices have a strong tendency to develop bleeding.
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The granulomas formed around the eggs impair blood flow in the liver and, as a consequence, induceportalhypertension.
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The human liver after exposure to therapeutic drugs may exhibit hepatic non-cirrhoticportalhypertension, fibrosis, and cirrhosis.
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A dilated inferior mesenteric vein may or may not be related toportalhypertension.
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Such recanalization may be evident in patients with cirrhosis andportalhypertension.
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Watermelon stomach has a different etiology and has a differential diagnosis fromportalhypertension.
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Indications for transplantation include recurrent bacterial cholangitis, jaundice refractory to medical and endoscopic treatment, decompensated cirrhosis and complications ofportalhypertension.
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Longer-term survivors frequently developportalhypertension, esophageal varices, and hypersplenism from periportal fibrosis.
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It is used to treatportalhypertensionand its main complication (esophageal varices).
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