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  2. Jun 1, 2023 · Learn about the portal vein, a blood vessel that carries blood from organs in your abdomen to your liver for filtering and processing. Find out how to keep your portal vein healthy and what problems can affect it.

  3. In the circulatory system of vertebrates, a portal venous system occurs when a capillary bed pools into another capillary bed through veins, without first going through the heart. Both capillary beds and the blood vessels that connect them are considered part of the portal venous system.

  4. Mar 21, 2019 · The portal vein (PV) is the main vessel of the portal venous system (PVS), which drains the blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen to the liver. There are several variants affecting the PV, and quite a number of congenital and acquired pathologies.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Portal_veinPortal vein - Wikipedia

    The portal vein is not a true vein, because it conducts blood to capillary beds in the liver and not directly to the heart. It is a major component of the hepatic portal system, one of three portal venous systems in the human body; the others being the hypophyseal and renal portal systems.

  6. Oct 30, 2023 · Learn about the hepatic portal vein, a unique vein that carries blood from the digestive tract and spleen to the liver for processing. Find out its location, formation, course, function, and clinical relation to portal hypertension.

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  7. Aug 8, 2023 · The portal vein forms from the confluence of the superior and inferior mesenteric veins, the splenic vein, gastric vein, and cystic vein. The portal vein enters the liver within the hepatoduodenal ligament, traveling posterior to the proper hepatic artery and the common bile duct.

  8. Mar 21, 2023 · Learn about the portal vein, the main blood vessel that delivers blood to the liver from the GI tract. Find out how portal vein disorders can affect liver function and health, and how they are treated.

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