Cirrhotic ascites results from sinusoidal hypertension and sodium retention, which is secondary to a decreased effective arterial blood volume. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) ...

Since our catheterization findings might be subject to other interpretations, and since Warren and Muller, 7 on the basis of their hemodynamic findings, have proposed that the side-to-side is ...

Acquired SEPS are associated with portal hypertension, cirrhosis, and complications of decompensation. In particular, the effects of NVEPS on portal pressure are variable, but there is evidence of ...

Effect of Portacaval Shunt on the Augmented Histamine Test. The mean basal secretion of free and total acid before portacaval shunt in 11 patients was 0.5±0.2 and 0.7±0.3 milliequiv. per thirty ...