In the circulatory system of vertebrates, a portal venous system occurs when a capillary bed pools into another capillary bed through veins, without first...

hepatic portal system, one of three portal venous systems in the human body; the others being the hypophyseal and renal portal systems. The portal vein is...

hepatic portal system or portal venous system is the system of veins comprising the portal vein and its tributaries. The other portal venous system in the...

A renal portal system is a portal venous system found in reptiles, and fish excluding hagfish and lampreys. It is not found in mammals. Its function is...

joins the superficial venous system mentioned above at the confluence of sinuses. Portal venous systems A portal venous system is a series of veins or...

Portal stones, a type of stone monument Portal (surname), shared by several notable people Portal venous system, an occurrence where one capillary bed...

Portal hypertension is defined as increased portal venous pressure, with a hepatic venous pressure gradient greater than 5 mmHg. Normal portal pressure...

the rectum. Typically this occurs due to portal hypertension which shunts venous blood from the portal system through the portosystemic anastomosis present...

Bolognesi M, Bombonato G, Gatta A (March 2007). "Thrombosis of the portal venous system". Journal of Ultrasound. 10 (1): 12–21. doi:10.1016/j.jus.2007.02...

part of the portal venous system) is attached to the left renal vein (a part of the systemic venous system). It is used to treat portal hypertension...