Bacterial translocation in acute and chronic portal hypertension
Garcia‐Tsao G, Albillos A, Barden G, West A. Bacterial translocation in acute and chronic portal hypertension. Hepatology 1993, 17: 1081-1085. PMID: 8514258, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840170622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic portal hypertensionPortal hypertensionAcute portal hypertensionBacterial translocationLymph nodesPartial portal vein ligationExperimental portal hypertensionPositive mesenteric lymphMesenteric lymph nodesPortal vein ligationRegional lymph nodesSham-operated controlsFragments of ileumMesenteric inflammationSpontaneous bacteremiaChronic ratsVein ligationControl surgeryMesenteric lymphBowel wallPassage of bacteriaHypertensionHistological examinationSystemic circulationControl animals