hepatic and biliary disorders
Portal Hypertension
Diagnosis of Portal Hypertension
Usually clinical evaluation Portal hypertension is assumed to be present when a patient with chronic liver disease has collateral circulation, splenomegaly, Ascites , or Esophagogastric varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy are best diagnosed by endoscopy, which may also identify predictors of esophagogastric variceal bleeding (eg, red markings on a varix). 