I WILL present a personal approach to the problem of portal hypertension, without attempting to cover the subject exhaustively, but emphasizing what I feel to be the important points for consideration in relation to the management of patients. Causes of portal hypertension The most important cause of portal hyperten-sion is chronic liver disease which usually implies cirrhosis of the liver. The...

Varicose veins are a common venous disease of the lower extremity. Although the mechanisms and determinants in the development of varicosities are not clearly defined, recent clinical studies and basic science research have cast some light on possible mechanisms of the disease. In varicose veins, there are reflux and incompetent valves as well as vein wall dilation. Primary structural changes i...

Background—Superior mesenteric vein stenosis as a consequence of mesenteric fibrosis, causing the development of small bowel varices, is an unrecognised association of Crohn’s disease. Case reports—Two cases of gastrointestinal bleeding occurring in patients with Crohn’s disease, and a third case, presenting with pain and diarrhoea, are described. In all three patients, visceral angiography sho...

Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) causes irreversible damage to renal tissue resulting in decreasedkidney function. It will affect the cardio-vascular system and leads morbidity mortality.Study of lipidprofile chronic kidney disease pre-dialysis patientsMethod: 150 CKD adult patients were studied compared with controlled group. Lipid profile was studiedafter a minimum 12 hour fasting. Ab...

A 31-year-old female presented with acute left flank pain; she had a C/S at the postpartum day 24. Ureteral stone was suspected but ultrasound examination was normal. Then Doppler ultrasound revealed a trombus in left renal vein and inferior vena cava. Contrast enhanced MDCT scan showed swelled and nonfunctional left kidney, a trombus including distal part of left ovarian vein, left renal vein,...

Introduction. Superficial vein thrombosis is characterized by the formation of thrombi in superficial veins with subocclusion or occlusion venous lumen and its inflammatory reaction, which occurs more often lower extremities. Chronic disease 75–88% cases most important clinically identified factor development thrombosis. The great saphenous affected 60–80% cases. A population-based study found ...

Behçet's disease is a chronic multisystemic disorder involving many organs and characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers and relapsing iritis. A case of BD with large vein thrombosis involving superior and inferior vena cava is presented. Large vein thrombosis in BD is not commonly developed and most commonly observed in the inferior or superior vena cava. A review of the literature em...