Age related histo-topography of portal vein in normal individuals and during portal hypertension

Abstract

General histological methods of studies of characteristics of different layers of portal vein in normal individuals and during portal hypertension syndrome in children and adults. Study of histo-topography of veins in age-respect in normal and during portal hypertension does not only shows general features but also age-related and patho-morphological changes in different layers of its wall. During portal hypertension, increase or decrease in the diameter of the muscular and adventitious layers is not uniform all through the different parts of the portal vein in the very same individual.

Keywords

• воротная вена
• норма
• портальная гипертензия
• мышечный слой
• адвентиция
• эндотелий
• portal vein
• normal
• portal hypertension
• muscular layer
• adventitious layer
• endothelial layer