Portal hypertension
GarciaTsao G. Portal hypertension. Current Opinion In Internal Medicine 2003, 2: 229-237. DOI: 10.1097/00132980-200302030-00003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPortal hypertensionHyperdynamic circulationPortosystemic encephalopathyAccumulation of neurotoxinsPortal venous inflowSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisEffective blood volumeExtreme vasodilatationHepatorenal syndromeRenal vasoconstrictionSinusoidal hypertensionVasoconstrictive systemsGastroesophageal varicesIntrahepatic resistanceVariceal hemorrhageHemodynamic abnormalitiesRenal failureBacterial peritonitisCommon complicationHepatic insufficiencySodium retentionVenous inflowMain complicationsNeurohumoral systemsLethal infection