Interventional procedures involving portal vein circulation: a review.
Rapid development of diagnostic radiological methods during recent decades has been followed by development of new interventional procedures involving portal circulation. The majority of these interventions were developed for treatment of patients with symptoms secondary to portal hypertension (PH). Interventions involving portal vein circulation have an established position in the treatment of PH and other diseases, and further development of these methods can be expected.
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Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor 48109, USA. cwikiel@med.umich.edu
D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011169:Portal Vein; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*