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what does this mean...Portal venous hypertension

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 10, 2016

"Portal hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the portal vein (the large vein that brings blood from the intestine to the liver) and its branches." You can read more about this on Merck Manual website http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/liver-and-gallbladder-disorders/manifestations-of-liver-disease/portal-hypertension