Bacterial translocation to mesenteric lymph nodes increases in chronic portal hypertensive rats.

Purpose Bacterial translocation is a frequent complication in portal hypertension related to cirrhosis in the human clinical area. The aim of this study was to verify the existence of intestinal bacterial translocation to mesenteric lymph nodes in male Wistar rats with triple partial portal vein ligation during short- (48 h) and long-term (1 month) postoperative evolution.