A Comprehensive Review of Portosystemic Collaterals in Cirrhosis: Historical Aspects, Anatomy, and Classifications

<div>Classification of ectopic varices. SC: systemic circulation; PC: portal circulation; P-P: portoportal collaterals, P-S: portosystemic collaterals; PvB: portal venous branch; P-O: portal outflow; S-O: systemic outflow. Modified and redrawn from [<a href="/journals/ijh/2016/6170243/#B79">35</a>].</div>

International Journal of Hepatology

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Figure 5: A Comprehensive Review of Portosystemic Collaterals in Cirrhosis: Historical Aspects, Anatomy, and Classifications 