"H" is the peak radioactivity over the heart, and "P" the peak radioactivity over the liver. The cardioportal circulation time is measured between "H" and "P," and is about twenty-five seconds. "H" is ...

Following SVR, 140 patients had a hepatic venous pressure gradient reduction of 10% or more from baseline and 90 patients had a reduction of 20% or more, while 176 patients had persistent clinically ...

To study the mechanisms underlying the increase in peripheral BA concentrations after RYGB, BA concentrations and pool composition were analyzed in pre-hepatic and systemic circulation during a meal ...

THE problem of the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity in association with cirrhosis of the liver has for many years presented a challenge to the surgeon, since it has always been tempting ...