Hybrid Treatment of a Case of Obliterative Hepatocavopathy (Budd-Chiari Syndrome)

Progressive obliteration of the intrahepatic course of a inferior vena cava is an insidious disease that may lead to portal hypertension with progressive liver engorgement and ultimately to liver cirrhosis. Early diagnosis is extremely important so that therapeutic modalities can be offered that can...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2013-09, Vol.96 (3), p.1062-1064
Hauptverfasser:	Siclari, Francesco, PhD, MD, Trunfio, Rafael, MD, Moschovitis, Giorgio, MD, van den Berg, Jos C., MD, Cassina, Tiziano, MD, Regazzoni, Stefano, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Budd-Chiari Syndrome - diagnosis Budd-Chiari Syndrome - surgery Cardiopulmonary Bypass - methods Cardiothoracic Surgery Combined Modality Therapy Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Monitoring, Intraoperative - methods Phlebography - methods Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Surgery Thrombectomy - methods Treatment Outcome Vena Cava, Inferior Venous Thrombosis - diagnosis Venous Thrombosis - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Progressive obliteration of the intrahepatic course of a inferior vena cava is an insidious disease that may lead to portal hypertension with progressive liver engorgement and ultimately to liver cirrhosis. Early diagnosis is extremely important so that therapeutic modalities can be offered that can favorably change the natural course of the disease. We present the case of a young woman whose obliterated vena cava could be successfully recanalized by a combined surgical and interventional technique.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.020