THE effect of increased intra-abdominal pressure due to ascites upon portal and systemic ... of ascitic fluid upon hepatic-vein wedge pressure, inferior-vena-cava pressure, intraperitoneal ...
The external and internal jugular veins are joined by the subclavian vein, which enters the right atrium of the heart as the cranial vena cava (Fig. 1). Figure 1: Dissection of the cranial thorax ...
Progressive gastric expansion, associated with vascular stasis in the stomach, compresses the adjacent structures, including the spleen, liver, diaphragm, portal vein and inferior vena cava.