Portal hypertension, Biology

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Portal Hypertension:

If you review the portal circulation you may recall that normal blood flow to and from the liver depends on proper functioning of  the portal vein, the hepatic artery and the hepatic veins. Disease process that damage or alter the blood flow through the liver or its major vessels are responsible for development of portal hypertension. Normal portal pressure is 5 to 10 mm/Hg and portal hypertension exists when this pressure rises. Let us define portal hypertension. 

Definition 

When the pressure in the uortai system increases or rise above 10 mm/Hg due to obstruction of  any major portion of  portal and hepatic venous bed and collaterals form as a result of  poor blood flow through major venous channels. The spleen and other organs that empty into portal system also begin to undergo the effects of congestion. 

The portal hypertension may be of  two types. 

i)  Intrahepatic portal hypertension 

ii)  Extrahepatic  portal hypertension  


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