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Why a liver duplex ult is prescribed after finding on an abd ult everything normal except some few minimal prominent veins in the splenic hilum?

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Portal hypertension: Your doc is looking to make sure you don't have a rare tumor or other reason for portal hypertension, a condition which affects the liver and blood vessels of the belly.

Answered 1/25/2014

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