Liver Awareness Month, observed each October, increases public understanding of the causes, symptoms, and outcomes of liver disease and highlights steps that can be taken at both the individual and ...

When the blood pressure in the portal vein, carrying blood from the intestines to the liver, increases more than 10 mm Hg, it is called portal hypertension After necessary investigations like ...

Portal hypertension occurs when the portal vein that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver is blocked, causing increased pressure. This increased pressure then causes varices to appear ...

When your liver is severely damaged, you can end up with cirrhosis that then contributes to hyponatremia, which is low blood sodium levels. When your liver is damaged, your body repairs the damage by ...

A physician-scientist at UT Southwestern Medical Center and his research team have identified mechanisms causing a potentially deadly type of hypertension that results from liver damage -- findings ...

Portal vein thrombosis means that there is a blood clot in the portal vein. This vein carries blood to the liver. A clot can fully or partially block the portal vein, as well as blood flow to the ...

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases recently published practice guidance for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding as a consequence of portal ...

Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) is common in people with cirrhosis. It can be caused by many factors, including an enlarged spleen and decreased platelet production. Severe thrombocytopenia can ...

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 ...