Abstract
Prehepatic obstructions are the most common form of presinusoidal portal hypertension, usually resulting from portal vein or splenic vein thrombosis. Unlike postsinusoidal obstructions, a normally low pressure portal venous bed is preserved beyond the obstacle, which is responsible for some specific hemodynamic changes.
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© 1985 Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht
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L’Herminé, C. (1985). Presinusoidal Obstructions. In: Radiology of Liver Circulation. Series in Radiology, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5010-8_4
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