Hepatic vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae hepaticae GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 680 | Caption = Posterior abdominal wall, after removal of the peritoneum, showing kidneys, suprarenal capsules, and great vessels. (Hepatic veins labeled at center … Wikipedia
hepatic vein catheterization — passage of a cardiac catheter through an arm vein, right atrium, inferior vena cava, and hepatic vein, into a small hepatic venule, for recording of intrahepatic venous pressures … Medical dictionary
hepatic vein — noun a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava • Syn: ↑vena hepatica • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel • Part Holonyms: ↑liver * * * … Useful english dictionary
hepatic vein — any of a group of veins that transports blood from the liver to the inferior vena cava, which carries the blood to the right atrium of the heart. In its ascent to the heart, the inferior vena cava passes along a groove in the posterior side … Universalium
hepatic vein — one of several short veins originating within the lobes of the liver as small branches, which unite to form the hepatic veins. These lead directly to the inferior vena cava, draining blood from the liver … The new mediacal dictionary
hepatic vein pressure gradient — hepatic venous pressure gradient the difference between the wedged hepatic venous pressure and the free hepatic venous pressure, used to assess portal hypertension … Medical dictionary
wedged hepatic vein pressure — wedged hepatic venous pressure the venous pressure measured with a catheter wedged into the hepatic vein. The difference between wedged and free hepatic vein pressures is used to locate the site of obstruction in portal hypertension; it is… … Medical dictionary
free hepatic vein pressure — free hepatic venous pressure the venous pressure in a hepatic vein on the vena caval side of a wedged catheter; cf. wedged hepatic vein p … Medical dictionary
hepatic vein intermediate — vena hepatica intermedia … Medical dictionary
hepatic vein left — vena hepatica sinistra … Medical dictionary
