"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 ...

To the Editor: I have read with great interest Dr. Child's paper, "The Portal Circulation," which appeared in the May 19 issue of the Journal. I agree with most of his comments about the management of ...

The portal venous system refers to the veins that drain blood from the intestines, stomach, pancreas, esophagus and spleen into the liver prior to entering the main or systemic circulation. All ...

Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is the condition in which the mucosa in the stomach undergoes some changes; the change denotes the existence of ectasia at the surface of mucosa, and widening of ...