The liver serves many critical functions within the human body, including the production of critical proteins, and the removal of waste and toxins. But when damage occurs to the largest organ in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Portal hypertension occurs when the portal vein that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver is ...

A combined treatment with rapamycin and Gleevec might reverse the effects of portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease. Portal hypertension is a serious complication of chronic liver ...

Measuring liver stiffness using transient elastography can predict severe portal hypertension in patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis. Measuring liver stiffness using transient elastography can ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...