Portal Vein: Anatomy, Location & Function
Your portal vein carries blood from many organs in your abdomen (belly) to your liver. It forms at the juncture of your superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein.
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All about portal vein: a pictorial display to anatomy, variants and physiopathology, Insights into Imaging
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Liver Structures and Functions - A Closer Look (Advanced)
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Human liver segments: role of cryptic liver lobes and vascular physiology in the development of liver veins and left-right asymmetry
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Anatomy of Portal Vein System
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Portal vein, Hepatic, Circulation & Embryology
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Overview of Blood Vessel Disorders of the Liver - Liver and Gallbladder Disorders - Merck Manuals Consumer Version
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Venous Drainage of the Abdomen - TeachMeAnatomy
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What is the Difference Between Hepatic Vein and Portal Vein
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Liver: Anatomy Concise Medical Knowledge
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The Radiology Assistant : Liver - Segmental Anatomy
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The liver Canadian Cancer Society
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Functional hepatic unit, the lobule