Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare and serious thrombotic event with significant morbidity and mortality. Recommendations regarding future conception and management during pregnancy have not been defined. We present a patient with history of idiopathic Budd-Chiari Syndrome and subsequent orthotopic live
Liver and partial atrium transplantation for chronic Budd-Chiari syndrome
β Scribed by Matteo Ravaioli; Matteo Cescon; Elisa Mikus; Gian Luca Grazi; Giorgio Ercolani; Takuya Kimura; Francesco Tuci; Piero Maria Mikus; Mauro Bernardi; Antonio Daniele Pinna
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 444 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.21256
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β¦ Synopsis
A 22-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for progressive liver failure with ascites, jaundice, and bleeding from esophagogastric varices due to chronic Budd-Chiari syndrome and antiphospholipid syn-
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Several treatment options exist for the management of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), yet the relative role and timing of liver transplantation (LT) remain poorly defined. Small case series published to date have not been able to delineate the impact of comorbidities and thromboembolic complications of
## Abstract BuddβChiari syndrome is a rare vascular complication of liver transplantation that may result in loss of the graft and a high mortality risk. Therefore, early diagnosis is extremely important to allow preservation of the graft and improve the prognosis. We describe the sonographic findi