Practical and Research Value of Hepatic-Vein Catheterization

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Abstract
CATHETERIZATION of the hepatic vein in man, which was first described in 1944,1 has provided a new approach to a study of the liver for both the clinician and the research worker. This technic has permitted measurement of hepatic-vein and sinusoidal pressures,2 estimation of hepatic blood flow,3 studies of uptake and turnover of drugs and metabolites4 and retrograde visualization of the venous network of the liver by means of contrast mediums.5 Derived data, correlated with clinical, biochemical and histologic findings, increase diagnostic and therapeutic perspective in patients with liver disorders,6 and have provided much basic information on hepatic metabolism in . . .