Portal Hypertension
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This document discusses portal hypertension, a type of hypertension in the hepatic portal system. It's defined by an elevation in hepatic venous pressure gradient. Measurements are typically not taken until the decision is made to perform a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
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Portal hypertension is hypertension in the hepatic portal system, which is composed of the portal vein and its branches and tributaries. Portal hypertension is defined as elevation of hepatic venous pressure gradient. In clinical practice the pressure is not measured directly until the decision to p...
Portal hypertension is hypertension in the hepatic portal system, which is composed of the portal vein and its branches and tributaries. Portal hypertension is defined as elevation of hepatic venous pressure gradient. In clinical practice the pressure is not measured directly until the decision to place a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt has been made.
