Abstract

Dr. Avinash Babanrao Chavan*

ABSTRACT

Portal vein is one of the important veins of body & responsible for the majority of blood supply to the liver. The anatomical understanding of portal vein is very essential for gastroenterologist and hepatic surgeon to manage clinician conditions associated with it. The portal vein passes in the hepatoduodenal ligament behind the bile duct and hepatic artery. The portal trunk in the portal fissure divides into left and right hepatic branches. There are various pathological conditions associated with portal vein such as portal vein thrombosis, the literary study also reveals anatomical variations in Portal vein positioning & this variation may leads misinterpretation during surgical intervention. Considering these all aspect present article summarized normal anatomical perspective along with its variation & diseases of portal vein.