title: [The portal venous bed].
abstract: The AA. give description of the anatomical bases of the venous system of compensation in the syndrome of portal hypertension giving iconographic pictures. They describe the major characteristic features of the portal vein circulation with particular attention to the main variations, their forms, site and particularly with reference to the surgical operations they necessitate.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; D011168:Portal System / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: A proposito del letto venoso portale.