The umbilical vein connects to the systemic circulation, by way of the portal sinus, pre-sumably via hepatic sinusoids (1) to the hepatic veins. The portal sinus is dilated. D, Absent ductus venosus. The umbilical venousreturn bypasses the portal sinus and the liver.
Joey Feek: Late Country Singer Honored At ACM Awards With Touching Tribute And Standing Ovation. Lindsay McCane. Joey Feek, the late country singer, was honored at the 2016 ACM Awards on Sunday, April 3, just one month after she lost her battle with terminal cancer at the young age of 40.
Feek was diagnosed with cancer in May 2014 and underwent a radical hysterectomy to treat it that summer, The Tennessean reported. In June 2015, the disease returned as stage 4 cervical cancer, according to Roryâs blog. Joey underwent surgery and aggressive treatment, but they werenât able to halt its spread. In October, she announced she would be stopping treatment, and, at the time, noted doctors gave her six to nine months to live. She entered hospice care in November.