| 11. | Portal hypertension is responsible for most severe complications of cirrhosis.
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| 12. | Portal hypertension may be present, resulting in other conditions including splenomegaly, hematemesis and melena.
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| 13. | In portal hypertension, blood will shunt from portal to systemic circulation, bypassing the liver.
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| 14. | Portal hypertension does not increase the risk of hemorrhoids.
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| 15. | With neurologist Maurice Villaret ( 1877 1946 ), he conducted extensive research of portal hypertension.
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| 16. | Typically, treatment consists of addressing the underlying portal hypertension.
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| 17. | :There is the special case of portal hypertension symptoms.
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| 18. | In the disorders of cirrhosis and portal hypertension, the umbilical vein can open up again.
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| 19. | Warren was a pioneer in surgery for portal hypertension and developed the distal splenorenal shunt.
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| 20. | A contributory factor to portal hypertension is Symmers'fibrosis, which develops around branches of the portal veins.
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