loading...| Preferred Name |
Portal Hypertension |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3119 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
High blood pressure in the vein that carries blood to the liver from the stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder. It is usually caused by a block in the blood flow through the liver due to cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver. A disorder characterized by an increase in blood pressure in the portal venous system. Increased blood pressure in the portal venous system which manifests as ascites, splenomegaly and/or varices. |
| code |
C3119 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C189762 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118464 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 |
| Contributing_Source |
MedDRA NICHD mCode |
| DEFINITION |
Increased blood pressure in the portal venous system. It is most commonly caused by cirrhosis. Other causes include portal vein thrombosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome, and right heart failure. Complications include ascites, esophageal varices, encephalopathy, and splenomegaly. |
| FULL_SYN |
Portal hypertension portal hypertension Portal Hypertension |
| label |
Portal Hypertension |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Portal_Hypertension |
| Maps_To |
Portal hypertension |
| Preferred_Name |
Portal Hypertension |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C3119 |
| prefLabel |
Portal Hypertension |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C4227337 |
| subClassOf |