The Hepatic Circulation and Portal Hypertension - Hardcoverby Charles Gardner III Child (Author) The Hepatic Circulation and Portal Hypertension is a comprehensive medical textbook written by Charles Gardner Child III. The book focuses on the hepatic circulation, which is the blood flow through the liver, and portal hypertension, a condition in which high blood pressure occurs in the portal vein that carries blood to the liver. The book is divided into four parts. Part one covers the anatomy and physiology of