Abstract
Liver cirrhosis is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States and many vascular surgeons will see this issue in their practice due to the complications of portal hypertension. Portal hypertension occurs when there is an abnormal increase in pressure in veins that carry blood from visceral organs to the liver via portal venous system commonly resulting in splenomegaly, ascites, and varices. Open surgical treatment has largely been replaced by percutaneous interventions.
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Kuo, I.J., Maithel, S. (2023). Portal Hypertension. In: Murga, A., Teruya, T.H., Abou-Zamzam Jr, A.M., Bianchi, C. (eds) The Vascular Surgery In-Training Examination Review (VSITE). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24121-5_26
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