TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Portal Hypertension A1 - Hariri, Nizar A1 - Nazzal, Munier A2 - Nazzal, Munier A2 - Blebea, John A2 - Osman, Mohamed F. Y1 - 2024 N1 - T2 - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: Clinical Diagnosis and Management AB - The history of portal hypertension is intriguing. It is believed that Leonardo Vinci was the first to describe portal hypertension in the fifteenth century. However, Leonardo thought that the changes in the portal vein that becomes large and tortuous cause the changes in the liver, which he described as “liver dires and liver becomes as a frozen bran in color and consistency.” SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/07 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200678845 ER -