Below is a gastroenterology journal that describe The Safety of Portal Venous Stent Placement in the treatment of Doppler Ultrasound of refractory ascites 4 mo after acute necrotizing pancreatitis portal hypertension caused by benign main portal vein stenosis. Benigna main portal vein stenosis itself are the most extrahepatic portal venous occlusion. And this journal was aimed to evaluate the role of stent placement in that condition.

According to this journal, portal venous hypertension has 5-10% of all cases of portal hyperrtension. It resulted from the occlusion of main portal vein that lead to the development of severe gastrointestinal bleeding. What you will find in this journal are sections such as the clinical characteristics of patients used to perform this study (ascites, melena, gastroesophageal varices) placed with stent styles, Etiology of portal vein stenosis or occlusion, Clinical value of portal venous stent placement, and Complications of pecutaneous transhepatic portal venous stent placement.

Read more to know about The Safety of Portal Venous Stent Placement to Treat Portal Hypertension Caused by Benign Main Portal Vein Stenosis in the following Gastroenterology Journal (source: wjgnet.com)