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.

Villous atrophy

The enteric villi are atrophic or absent.


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PMID (PMCID)
15048602
 FEMALE Young Adult
Budd-Chiari syndrome in a young patient with celiac sprue: a case report.
Danalioglu A, Poturoglu S, Gungor Gulluoglu M, Demir K, Besisik F, Cakaloglu Y, Cevikbas U, Okten A.
Turk J Gastroenterol. 2003;14(4):262-5.
Results of investigation showed Budd-Chiari syndrome and malabsorption with endomysial antibodies and intestinal villous atrophy.
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 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Association of hepatic vein obstruction and coeliac disease in North African subjects.
Marteau P, Cadranel JF, Messing B, Gargot D, Valla D, Rambaud JC.
J Hepatol. 1994;20(5):650-3.
Similarities were found with the cases of five children with Budd-Chiari syndrome and intestinal villous atrophy recently reported in the literature.