Budd-Chiari syndrome
β Scribed by T. G. John; K. K. Madhavan; C. H. Wakefield; O. J. Garden; H. W. Tilanus
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
1. Diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome can be made on the basis of radiological imaging alone without the need for liver biopsy. 2. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging all show various degrees of occlusion of the hepatic veins and/or inferior vena cava. Hypertrophy of
1. Medical therapy alone is rarely sufficient for long-term management of patients with hepatic vein thrombosis. 2. Enthusiasm for intravascular stents (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt [TIPS] or vena caval stents) for the management of Budd-Chiari syndrome must be tempered by the limit
Hepatic vein thrombosis (Budd-Chiari Syndrome) is a rare disorder resulting from obstruction to the outflow of blood from the liver. The characteristic pathologic findings are intense congestion most pronounced around the terminal hepatic venules, cell necrosis, and a scant inflammatory reaction. Ma