However, it provides a practical manner for surgical oncologists to describe the lesion and in turn, the anticipated extent of liver ... portal vein involvement ± ipsilateral hepatic lobar ...

We certainly agree that the precise nomenclature for the procedure described in our paper should be “Portal vein embolization with hepatic vein biembolization”. The added technique of distal ...

Techniques are described to study the hepatic vascular bed in the anesthetized cat without interference with the hepatic artery or portal vein. Liver volume was recorded with a plethysmograph while ...

Portal hypertension can be caused by various factors, including liver disease, blood clots in the portal vein, blockages of the veins that carry blood from the liver to the heart, schistosomiasis ...

The liver is largely comprised of hepatocytes, but Kupffer cells, endothelial cells and hepatic stellate cells are also present. This study identifies transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2 ...

The hepatic symptoms of Wilson’s disease are diverse, ranging from asymptomatic or accidental liver abnormalities to cirrhosis and acute liver failure, and they can onset at any age. The later ...

To further prove the hepatocyte origin of prioritized proteins, we used a humanized “liver-on-a-chip” model. Results: We observed proteins implicated in the progression of hepatic steatosis—such as ...

Portal hypertension is usually seen because of liver cirrhosis, causing a plethora of symptoms such as ascites and oesophageal varices. However, altered hepatic vasculature can affect the portal ...

This makes the IVC almost symmetrical. Other veins that enter the IVC include the hepatic veins, inferior phrenic veins, and lumbar vertebral veins. What makes the IVC different from other veins is ...