RE: What can you tell me about portal hypertension?

[Guest guest]

Bobbi,

I personally do not have portal

hypertension, and I am no doctor, but what I understand is that when the liver

is hardened because of cirrhosis, more pressure is needed to insert blood into

the liver through the portal vein. Portal hypertension can also cause

enlargement of the spleen and varices.

Regards,

Chaim Boermeester, Israel

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Bobbi

Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008

19:44

To:

Subject: What can

you tell me about portal hypertension?

So one of the nurses that saw my hubby when he was in

the hospital mentioned something

about portal hypertension. I've looked it up on the internet and the symptoms

seem pretty

spot on for what he's been going through. So, what can YOU tell me about it?

I'd rather hear

about it straight from the horses mouths so to speak, rather than read about it

from the

Mayo Clinic web site. TIA

Bobbi

[Guest guest]

Thanks! Sounds pretty consistent with his recent symptoms. When he was in the

hospital

last week his spleen was 21 cm-normal is 11.

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> Bobbi,

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>

> I personally do not have portal hypertension, and I am no doctor, but what I

> understand is that when the liver is hardened because of cirrhosis, more

> pressure is needed to insert blood into the liver through the portal vein.

> Portal hypertension can also cause enlargement of the spleen and varices.

>

>

>

> Regards,

>

>

>

> Chaim Boermeester, Israel

>

>

>

> _____

>

> From: [mailto: ] On

> Behalf Of Bobbi

> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 19:44

> To:

> Subject: What can you tell me about portal hypertension?

>

>

>

> So one of the nurses that saw my hubby when he was in the hospital mentioned

> something

> about portal hypertension. I've looked it up on the internet and the

> symptoms seem pretty

> spot on for what he's been going through. So, what can YOU tell me about it?

> I'd rather hear

> about it straight from the horses mouths so to speak, rather than read about

> it from the

> Mayo Clinic web site. TIA

>

> Bobbi

>