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