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Categories: Hypertension, Accessory digestive gland disorders, Hepatology

portal hypertension Hypertension, Portal

Increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins WordNet 3.0

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Portal hypertension is abnormally increased portal venous pressure – blood pressure in the portal vein and its branches, that drain from most of the intestine to the liver. Wikipedia

An elevated blood pressure in the portal vein or portocaval system Wikipedia Disambiguation

Hypertension in the hepatic portal system Wikidata

IS A

malignant hypertension

disease

HAS KIND

portal hypertensive gastropathy

Cruveilhier–Baumgarten disease

Portopulmonary hypertension

hepatic vein thrombosis

DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT

propanolol