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Portal vein structure

Known as: vena porta, Portal venous tree (organ part), Portal venous tree organ part 
A short thick trunk vein that transports blood containing the absorbed products of digestion from the intestine directly to the liver.
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Abdominal CavityBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyCDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology

Broader (3)

LiverVeinsmajor vein

Narrower (6)

Main portal venous trunkPatent Ductus VenosusPortal Vein, Cavernous Transformation OfSplenoportal Vascular Anomalies

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
ALPPS in Right Trisectionectomy: a Safe Procedure to Avoid Postoperative Liver Failure?
IntroductionTo induce rapid hepatic hypertrophy and to reduce post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF), associating liver partition… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Totally laparoscopic ALPPS is feasible and may be worthwhile.
W e read with great interest the article by Schnitzbauer and colleagues1 and the excellent editorial by de Santibañes and Clavien… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Prognostic factors and survival after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma without cirrhosis
Detailed follow‐up of patients with chronic hepatitis has resulted in increased diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Local radiotherapy with or without transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
Review
1988
Review
1988
Role of adenine compounds in autonomic neurotransmission.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Propranolol for the prevention of recurrent variceal hemorrhage: A controlled trial
We conducted a prospective, randomized single‐blind trial of propranolol for the prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Comparison of hepatic extraction of insulin and glucagon in conscious and anesthetized dogs.
Previous studies in anesthetized dogs demonstrated that basal hepatic extraction of insulin and glucagon are approximately 50 and… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Persistent pancreatic glucagon but not insulin response to arginine in pancreatectomized dogs.
Effects of total pancreatectomy on plasma glucagon, insulin and glucose responses to arginine were determined in 5 dogs. Portal… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Requirement for calcium ion in insulin secretion by the perfused rat pancreas.
CURRY, DONALD L., LESLIE L. BENNETT, AND GEROLD M. GR~DSKY. Requirement for calcium ion in insulin secretiorz by the perfused rut… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Some properties of the smooth muscle of rabbit portal vein
1. The morphology of the smooth muscle of the rabbit portal vein and its innervation were studied with fluorescence and electron… 
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