The portalvein and its tributaries. It is formed by the superior mesenteric vein and splenic ... MeshName PortalVein MeshNumber A07.231.908.670.567 DorlandsPre v 05 DorlandsSuf 12851372 This page is the redirect for portalvein. For a vein that connects two systems of capillary beds see portal venous system . The hepatic portalvein is not a true vein , because it does not conduct blood directly ... mesenteric vein inferior mesenteric , gastric vein gastric , and cystic vein s. The hepatic portalvein is a major component of the hepatic portal system , and it is one of only two portal venous ... portalvein cause considerable illness and death. An important example of such a condition is elevated blood pressure in the hepatic portalvein. This condition, called portal hypertension , is a major complication of cirrhosis . File Abdominal cavity.jpg thumb right 300px Portalvein File Liver with portalvein dissected.jpg thumb right 300px Portalvein Anatomy class wikitable style float right border collapse collapse border 1 cellpadding 3 Tributaries of the hepatic portalvein ref name grays ... pages 208 isbn 0 7817 7174 9 oclc doi accessdate ref the hepatic portalvein is located in the right ... individuals, the hepatic portalvein is formed by the union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic ... 751 isbn 1 55009 364 9 oclc doi accessdate ref For this reason, the hepatic portalvein is occasionally .... Other tributaries of the hepatic portalvein include the cystic vein cystic and gastric veins . ref name grays Immediately before reaching the liver, the portalvein divides into right and left ... are those veins that drain directly into the liver without joining the hepatic portalvein. These include ... draining the gallbladder wall. ref name phtn Physiology The hepatic portalvein and hepatic arteries ... portalvein, while the remainder is from the hepatic arteries. ref name phtn Unlike most veins, the hepatic portalvein does not drain into the heart . Rather, it is part of a portal venous ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Portalvein thrombosis Image Pfortaderthrombose001.png Caption Portalvein thrombosis in computertomography. DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD10 I 81 i 80 ICD9 ICD9 452 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj radio eMedicineTopic 571 MeshID Portalvein thrombosis is a form of venous thrombosis affecting the hepatic portalvein , which can lead to portal hypertension and reduction in the blood supply to the liver . Causes Causes can include pancreatitis , cirrhosis , diverticulitis , and cholangiocarcinoma . It is also a known Complication medicine complication of splenectomy . ref Ali Cadili, Chris de Gara, Complications of Splenectomy , The American Journal of Medicine , 2008, pp 371 375. ref Diagnosis The diagnosis of portalvein thrombosis is usually made by ultrasound , computed tomography with contrast or magnetic resonance imaging . D dimer levels in the blood blood may be elevated as a result of fibrin degradation. Treatment Treatments include anticoagulant s, Shunt medical shunt s, Coronary artery bypass surgery bypass surgery , and Organ transplant transplant s. See also Pylephlebitis References Reflist External links Commons category Portalvein thrombosis http www.merckmanuals.com home liver and gallbladder disorders blood vessel disorders of the liver veno occlusive disease of the liver.html Merck Vascular diseases DEFAULTSORT PortalVein Thrombosis Category Hepatology Category Vascular diseases Category Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes disease stub de Pfortaderthrombose ... more details
portalvein , a vein that drains blood from the digestive system Portal venous system , an occurrence ...Selfref For a list of all Wikipedia portals, see Portal Contents Portals Selfref For an overview of portals on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia Portal wiktionary Portalportal portals Portal may refer to Portal architecture , a gate, door, or the extremeties ends of a tunnel Portal fiction , a magical or technological doorway that connects two different locations. tocright Computing Enterprise portal , a framework to provide a single point of access to a variety of information and tools Intranet portal , a gateway that unifies access to all enterprise information and applications Portal rendering , an optimization technique in 3D computer graphics Web portal , a site that functions as a point of access ... interface for massively parallel supercomputers Entertainment Portal interactive novel Portal interactive novel , a 1986 video game by Activision Portal video game Portal video game , a 2007 video game by Valve Corporation Portal 2 , the sequel to Valve s 2007 video game PortalPortal TV series Portal TV series , a series about MMORPGs Geography Portal, California Portal, Georgia Portal, North Dakota Music Portall , a Thrash Death Metal band from the Netherlands Portal Australian band , a metal band from Australia Portal UK band , a band from the UK Portals album Portals album , a 2009 album by Arsonists Get All The Girls Other uses Portal comics , a Marvel comic character Portal Magic The Gathering Portal Magic The Gathering , a set in the Magic The Gathering card game Portal Bridge , over the Hackensack River in New Jersey Portal Software , a company based in Cupertino, California Clube Atl tico Portal , a football club based in Uberl ndia, Brazil Portals Athletic F.C. , a defunct football club, based in Overton, England Portal magic trick , an illusion performed by David Copperfield illusionist David Copperfield People with the surname Antoine Portal 1742 1832 , French ... more details
include the hepatic portalvein and hypophyseal portal system The Thebesian vein s within .... Although most veins take blood back to the heart, there is an exception. Portal veins carry blood between capillary beds. For example, the hepatic portalvein takes blood from the capillary beds ... back into the heart. Since this is an important function in mammals, damage to the hepatic portalvein can be dangerous. Blood clotting in the hepatic portalvein can cause portal hypertension ...other uses No footnotes date June 2008 Infobox Anatomy Name Vein Latin vena GraySubject GrayPage Image ... nuts Artery Vein ya Nerve vagney Lymph MeshName MeshNumber In the circulatory system , veins from ... deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart exceptions are the pulmonary vein pulmonary and umbilical vein s, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart. Veins differ from artery arteries ... section of a vein showing a valve that prevents backflow In general, veins function to return deoxygenated ... are not filled with blood. The thick outermost layer of a vein is made of connective tissue , called ... species. Notable veins and vein systems The great saphenous vein is the most important superficial vein of the lower limb. First described by the Persia n physician Avicenna , this vein derives its name from the word safina , meaning hidden . This vein is hidden in its own fascial compartment in the thigh and exits the fascia only near the knee. Incompetence of this vein is an important cause of varicose veins of lower limbs. The pulmonary vein s carry relatively oxygenated blood from the lungs ... deoxygenated blood from the upper and lower systemic circulations, respectively. A portal venous ... jugular vein. Color Vein color is determined in large part by the color of venous blood , which ... the highly energetic blue wavelengths to penetrate through to the dark vein and reflect back to the viewer ... circulation the pulmonary vein s return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium , which ... more details
The Portal located at coord 78.0629 159.300 display inline,title is the gap between the Lashly Mountains and Portal Mountain , through which the main stream of the Skelton Glacier enters the Skelton N v from the polar plateau . The descriptive name ref 1 ref was given in January 1958 by a New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition CTAE , 1956 58. References reflist 1. USGS Geographic Names Information System GNIS http geonames.usgs.gov DEFAULTSORT Portal Category Mountain passes of the Ross Dependency Category Hillary Coast RossDependency geo stub ... more details
Infobox Vein Name PAGENAME Latin vena ileocolica GraySubject GrayPage Image Gray591.png Caption The portalvein and its tributaries. Image2 Caption2 DrainsFrom Source appendicular vein DrainsTo superior mesenteric vein Artery ileocolic artery MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre v 05 DorlandsSuf 12850536 The ileocolic vein is a vein which drains the ileum , Colon anatomy colon , and cecum . circulatory stub Veins of the torso Category Veins of the torso es Vena ileoc lica pt Veia ileoc lica ... more details
Infobox Vein Name PAGENAME Latin vena cystica GraySubject 174 GrayPage 682 Image Gray591.png Caption The portalvein and its tributaries. Image2 Caption2 DrainsFrom gallbladder Source DrainsTo hepatic portalvein Artery cystic artery MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre v 05 DorlandsSuf 12850070 The cystic vein drains the blood from the gall bladder , and, accompanying the cystic duct , usually ends in the right branch of the Hepatic portalveinportalvein . External links cite journal author Fine A title The cystic vein the significance of a forgotten anatomic landmark journal JSLS volume 1 issue 3 pages 263 6 year 1997 pmid 9876684 pmc 3016730 Gray s circulatory stub Veins of the torso Category Veins of the torso es Vena c stica pt Veia c stica ... more details
Infobox Vein Name PAGENAME Latin vena lienalis GraySubject 174 GrayPage 681 Image Bilebladder.png Caption The portalvein and its tributaries. Spleen is at far right, and lienal vein is visible traveling from it to the left. Image2 3D rendered CT of abdominal aortic branches and kidneys.svg Caption2 3D rendered x ray computed tomography computed tomography , showing splenic vein at upper right. DrainsFrom trabecular vein of spleen Source short gastric veins , left gastroepiploic vein , pancreatic veins , superior mesenteric vein DrainsTo hepatic portalvein Artery splenic artery MeshName Splenic Vein MeshNumber A07.231.908.670.730 DorlandsPre DorlandsSuf In anatomy , the splenic vein in the past called the lienal vein is the blood vessel that drains blood from the spleen . It joins with the superior mesenteric vein , to form the hepatic portalvein and follows a course Anatomical terms of location Superior and inferior superior to the pancreas , alongside of the similarly named artery, the splenic artery . Unlike the splenic artery, the splenic vein is intraperitoneal as it courses along the superior border of the body of the pancreas, whereas the splenic artery is retroperitoneal . It collects branches from the stomach and pancreas and most notably from the large intestine , which is drained by the superior mesenteric vein and joins with splenic vein shortly before it forms the portalvein. Additional images gallery Image Abdominal cavity.jpg Splenic vein Image Gray1189.png Transverse section of the spleen , showing the trabecular tissue and the splenic vein and its tributaries . Image Gray1099.png The pancreas and duodenum from behind. gallery External links GraySubject 278 The Spleen GPnotebook 1241120742 Splenic vein thrombosis SUNYAnatomyLabs 39 10 01 02 Intestines and Pancreas Structures Posterior to the Pancreas SUNYAnatomyImage 8 6 85 NormanAnatomy pancreas NormanAnatomyFig pancreasvessels http www.medterms.com script main art.asp?articlekey 9909 Splenic vein ... more details
Infobox Vein Name PAGENAME Latin venae paraumbilicales GraySubject 174 GrayPage 682 Image Width Caption DrainsFrom DrainsTo Artery MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre v 05 DorlandsSuf 12851238 In the course of the round ligament of liver and of the median umbilical ligament , small veins paraumbilical are found which establish an anastomosis between the veins of the anterior abdominal wall and the Hepatic portalvein hepatic portal , hypogastric , and iliac vein s. The best marked of these small veins is one which commences at the Navel umbilicus and runs backward and upward in, or on the surface of, the round ligament ligamentum teres between the layers of the falciform ligament to end in the left portalvein. Pathophysiology In patients with portal hypertension , the paraumbilical veins may become enlarged in order to reduce hepatic portalvein pressure by shunting blood to the inferior epigastric vein . Dilation of this particular portacaval anastomosis results in what is referred to as caput medusae . External links eMedicineDictionary Paraumbilical veins UMichAtlas abdo wall76 Venous Drainage of the Anterior Abdominal Wall circulatory stub Veins Category Veins of the torso pt Veias paraumbilicais ... more details
Infobox Anatomy Name PAGENAME Latin trias hepatica GraySubject GrayPage Image Portal triad.JPG Caption Portal triad Image2 Caption2 Precursor System Artery Vein Nerve Lymph MeshName MeshNumber Code Terminologia Histologica TH H3.04.05.0.00021 A portal triad also known as portal area is a distinctive arrangement in the liver . It is a component of the hepatic lobule . It consists of the following five structures proper hepatic artery hepatic portalvein bile duct lymphatic vessels branch of the vagus nerve The misnomer portal triad traditionally has included only the first three structures, and was named before lymphatic vessels were discovered in the structure. It can refer both to the largest branch of each of these vessels running inside the hepatoduodenal ligament , and to the smaller branches of these vessels inside the liver. In the smaller portal triads, the four vessels lie in a network of connective tissue and are surrounded on all sides by hepatocyte s. The ring of hepatocytes abutting the connective tissue of the triad is called the limiting plate . External links BUHistology 15203loa Liver, Gall Bladder, and Pancreas liver portal triad Category Liver anatomy Digestive stub Accessory digestive glands ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Portal hypertension Image Gray591.png Caption The portalvein and its tributaries. DiseasesDB 10388 ICD10 ICD10 K 76 6 k 70 ICD9 ICD9 572.3 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj radio eMedicineTopic 570 eMedicine mult eMedicine2 med 1889 MeshID D006975 In medicine , portal hypertension is hypertension high blood pressure in the portalvein and its tributaries. It is often defined as a portal pressure gradient the difference in pressure between the portalvein and the hepatic veins of 10 mmHg or greater. Causes Causes can be divided into prehepatic, intrahepatic, and posthepatic. Intrahepatic causes include liver cirrhosis , and hepatic fibrosis e.g. due to Wilson s disease , hemochromatosis , or congenital fibrosis . Prehepatic causes include portalvein thrombosis or congenital atresia. Posthepatic obstruction occurs at any level between liver and right heart, including hepatic vein thrombosis , inferior vena cava thrombosis, inferior vena cava congenital malformation, and constrictive pericarditis . Signs and symptoms Consequences of portal hypertension are caused by blood being forced down alternate channels by the increased resistance to flow through the systemic venous system rather than the portal system. They include Ascites free fluid in the peritoneal ... has been accepted as the gold standard for assessing the severity of portal hypertension , ref Damping Index of Doppler Hepatic Vein Waveform Portal Hypertension Discussion, http www.medscape.com viewarticle ... info docs 0200 0252.asp?index 4912 title Portal Hypertension accessdate 2007 12 07 format work ref ... ref Portal hypertension is defined as HVPG greater than 5mm Hg. ref http www.drfalkpharma.de fileadmin ... references div External links http videos.med.wisc.edu videoInfo.php?videoid 249 VIDEO Portal Hypertension ... ca Hipertensi portal cs Port ln hypertenze de Portale Hypertension es Hipertensi n portal fr Hypertension portale it Ipertensione portale pl Nadci nienie wrotne pt Hipertens o portal ... more details
Infobox Vein Name Umbilical vein Latin vena umbilicalis GraySubject 135 GrayPage 519 Image Gray502.png Caption Fetal circulation the umbilical vein is the large, red vessel at the far left. Image2 Gray977.png Caption2 Human embryo about fifteen days old. Human brain Brain and Human heart heart represented from right side. Digestive tube and yolk sac in median section. Umbilical vein labeled at bottom right. DrainsFrom DrainsTo Artery umbilical artery MeshName MeshNumber Dorlands nine 16928421 DorlandsSuf Umbilical veins The umbilical vein is a vein present during fetal development that carries oxygenated blood from the placenta to the growing fetus . The blood pressure inside the umbilical vein is approximately 20 mmHg. ref http www.embryology.ch anglais fplacenta circulplac01.html Fetal and maternal blood circulation systems From Online course in embryology for medicine students. Universities of Fribourg, Lausanne and Bern Switzerland . Retrieved on 6 April, 2009 ref Closure Within a week of birth, the infant s umbilical vein is completely obliterated and is replaced by a fibrous cord called the Round ligament of liver round ligament of the liver also called ligamentum teres hepatis . It extends from the umbilicus to the transverse fissure, where it joins with the falciform ligament ... vein usually occurs after the umbilical arteries have closed. This prolongs the communication ... and portal hypertension . Patients with cirrhosis experience rapid growth of scar tissue in and around ... and therefore leads to hypertension. In portal hypertension, the vessels surrounding the liver ... baby has a patent umbilical vein for at least a week after birth. This umbilical vein may be catheterised ... twenty five to twenty nine days old. File Umbilical vein.jpg Umbilical vein gallery References Reflist ... Heart98 heart97a sld020 See also Human umbilical vein graft Ductus venosus Veins Extraembryonic and fetal membranes Development of circulatory system DEFAULTSORT Umbilical Vein Category Embryology of cardiovascular ... more details
to show the sinus venosus and its tributaries. Image Gray591.png The portalvein and its tributaries. Image Gray1089.png Longitudinal section of a hepatic vein. gallery cardiovascular system Veins Category ...Infobox Vein Name PAGENAME Latin venae hepaticae GraySubject 173 GrayPage 680 Image Gray1121.png Caption Posterior abdominal wall, after removal of the peritoneum, showing kidneys, suprarenal capsules, and great vessels. Hepatic veins labeled at center top. Image2 Gray577.png Caption2 Superior vena cava , inferior vena cava IVC , azygos vein and their tributaries. The hepatic veins are seen on the superior portion of the IVC, shortly before it flows into the right atrium , which is not shown. DrainsFrom DrainsTo inferior vena cava Artery Hepatic artery Precursor vitelline veins MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre v 05 DorlandsSuf 12850488 This page refers to the veins that drain deoxygenated blood from the liver. For the vein that drains nutrient rich blood from the GI tract and the spleen into the liver, see hepatic portalvein . In human anatomy , the hepatic veins are the blood vessel s that drain de oxygenated blood from the liver and blood cleaned by the liver from the stomach , pancreas , small intestine and Colon anatomy colon into the inferior vena cava . They arise from the substance of the liver, more specifically the central vein of the liver lobule . None of the hepatic veins have valves. Groups They can be differentiated into two groups, the upper group and lower group . The upper group typically arises from the posterior aspect of the liver, are three in number, and drain the quadrate lobe and left lobe . Citation needed date April 2012 The lower group arise from the right lobe and caudate lobe , are variable in number, and are typically smaller than those in the upper group. Citation needed date April 2012 Pathology Occlusion of the hepatic vein s is known as Budd ... lobule.html lobule Hepatic Histology The Lobule Describes the liver lobule and central vein. http ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In human anatomy , iliac vein refers to several anatomical structures located in the pelvis External iliac vein terminates at the common iliac vein, drains the femoral vein . Internal iliac vein terminates at the common iliac vein, drains pelvic organs and perineum . Common iliac vein formed by the external and internal iliac veins, drains into the inferior vena cava . See also Iliac artery Veins DEFAULTSORT Iliac Vein Category Perineum Category Pelvis Category Veins ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Vein Name PAGENAME Latin vena profunda GraySubject 164 GrayPage 641 Image Gray576.png Caption The veins of the right axilla, viewed from in front. Image2 Caption2 DrainsFrom DrainsTo Artery MeshName MeshNumber Deep vein is a term used to describe a vein that is deep in the body. It is used to differentiate deep veins from veins which are close to the surface, also known as superficial vein s. Deep veins are almost always beside an artery with the same name e.g. the femoral vein is beside the femoral artery . Collectively, they carry the vast majority of the blood. Occlusion of a deep vein can be life threatening and is most often caused by thrombosis . Occlusion of a deep vein by thrombosis is called deep vein thrombosis . Deep veins are these blood vessels which are embedded far into the flesh, and if needing operation, it can be difficult. Some named deep veins internal jugular vein Upper limb brachial vein radial vein ulnar vein Lower limb common femoral vein femoral vein profunda femoris vein popliteal vein peroneal vein anterior tibial vein posterior tibial vein See also Deep vein thrombosis Superficial vein s Arteries and veins DEFAULTSORT Deep Vein Category Veins Circulatory stub it Vena profonda no Dyp vene th ... more details
A vein disorder is a class of disease involving vein s of the circulatory system . Common vein disorders include Varicose veins Deep vein thrombosis Category Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes Medical stub ... more details
Saphenous vein may refer to Great saphenous vein Small saphenous vein disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages es Safena fr Saph ne ... more details
Mesenteric vein can refer to Superior mesenteric vein Inferior mesenteric vein disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Gastroepiploic vein can refer to Right gastroepiploic vein Left gastroepiploic vein disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
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Wiktionarypar veinVein may refer to vein , a blood vessel which carries blood toward the heart Insect wing Wing venation vein , a supporting structure in insect wings vein geology , a tabular body of minerals distinct from the surrounding rock leaf Veins leaf vein , vascular tissue in the leaves Vein, a song by Cannibal Ox from their 2001 album The Cold VeinVein, a demon in The Demonata Vein album Vein album , a 2006 album by the Japanese rock band Boris See also Vain disambiguation disambig cs la io Veino homonimo sk ila rozli ovacia str nka ... more details
Infobox Vein Name Thoracoepigastric vein Latin venae thoracoepigastricae GraySubject 173 GrayPage 670 Image Width Caption DrainsFrom DrainsTo lateral thoracic vein , femoral vein Artery MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre v 05 DorlandsSuf 12852035 A vein, named the thoracoepigastric , runs along the lateral aspect of the trunk between the superficial epigastric vein below and the lateral thoracic vein above and establishes an important communication between the femoral vein and axillary vein . This is an especially important vein when the inferior vena cava IVC becomes obstructed, by providing a means of collateral venous return. External links eMedicineDictionary Thoracoepigastric vein Gray s circulatory stub Veins of the thorax and vertebral column Category Veins of the torso de Venae thoracoepigastricae pt Veia toracoepig strica ... more details
Infobox Vein Name Nasofrontal vein Latin vena nasofrontalis GraySubject 171 GrayPage 659 Image Gray572.png Caption Veins of orbit. Image2 Caption2 DrainsFrom DrainsTo superior ophthalmic vein Artery MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre v 05 DorlandsSuf 12851105 The nasofrontal vein is a vein in the eye which drains to the superior ophthalmic vein . External links eMedicineDictionary Nasofrontal vein Gray s VeinsHeadNeck Category Veins of the head and neck circulatory stub pt Veia nasofrontal ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Vein Name Gonadal vein Latin GraySubject GrayPage Image Gray1120.png Caption The relations of the viscera and large vessels of the abdomen. Image2 Caption2 DrainsFrom Source DrainsTo Artery gonadal artery MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre v 04 DorlandsSuf 12847847 In medicine , gonadal vein refers to the blood vessel that carrying blood away from the gonad testis, ovary toward the heart . Females ovarian vein Males testicular vein The left gonadal vein drains into the left renal vein , whereas the right drains directly into the inferior vena cava Veins of the torso DEFAULTSORT Gonadal Vein Category Veins of the torso Circulatory stub ar pt Veia gonadal ... more details
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