anatomy, the hepatic veins are the veins that drain venous blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava (as opposed to the hepatic portal vein which conveys...

rupture. Accessory hepatic portal veins are those veins that drain directly into the liver without joining the hepatic portal vein. These include the...

In human anatomy, the hepatic portal system or portal venous system is the system of veins comprising the portal vein and its tributaries. The other portal...

branches of the portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile duct. In the periphery of each segment is vascular outflow through the hepatic veins. The classification...

one in a million adults. The condition is caused by occlusion of the hepatic veins (usually due to a blood clot) that drain the liver. The symptoms are...

In microanatomy, the central veins of liver (or central venules) are veins found at the center of hepatic lobules (one vein at each lobule center). They...

spontaneous infections. More serious complications include hepatic encephalopathy, bleeding from dilated veins in the esophagus, stomach, or intestines, and liver...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a vascular disease of the liver that occurs when a blood clot occurs in the hepatic portal vein, which can lead to increased...

This means that resection lines parallel the hepatic veins, leaving the portal veins, bile ducts, and hepatic arteries intact. The classification system...

stomach fundus and part of the pancreas. It is part of the hepatic portal system. The splenic vein is formed from small venules that leave the spleen. It...