부산대학교 도서관

Vascular diseases of the liver can be divided into disorders of hepatic inflow (ie, disorders of portal venous inflow and disorders of hepatic arterial inflow) and disorders of hepatic venous outflow. For a better understanding of the vascular diseases of the liver, a concise review of the vascular anatomy of the liver is important. The splanchnic circulation comprises the arterial blood supply and venous drainage of the entire gastrointestinal tract from the distal esophagus to the midrectum and includes the spleen (which is why splenomegaly and thrombocytopenia develop in the presence of portal hypertension), pancreas, gallbladder, and liver.