Budd-Chiari syndrome

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is caused by obstruction of hepatic venous outflow involving either the hepatic veins or the terminal segment of the inferior vena cava.

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PMID (PMCID)
2322120
 MIXED_SAMPLE Middle Aged
The Budd-Chiari syndrome and hepatic veno-occlusive disease. Recognition and treatment.
McDermott WV, Ridker PM.
Arch Surg. 1990;125(4):525-7.
In a review of 29 patients who were surgically treated by combined hepatic and portal decompression for intractable ascites, 18 were identified as falling into the category of the Budd-Chiari syndrome, with varying causes.