This site contains information related to cirrhosis, portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, and some available treatments. Information is also available about a study recently funded by the National Institutes of Health to compare two methods of decompression treatment for patients bleeding from portal hypertension.

Contrast-enhanced coronal 3D SPGR images from the venous phase in a patient with portal hypertension and cirrhosis. There are large collateral vessels from the splenic vein to the left renal vein.