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Obliterative hepatocavopathy - ultrasound and cavography findings

   | Dec 29, 2008

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Backgound. Obliterative hepatocavopathy is a relatively new term for the definition of primary inferior vena cava thrombosis and membranous obstruction of inferior vena cava that were included in Budd-Chiari syndrome.

Case report. In this report, cavography and ultrasound findings of a case with a complete occlusion of inferior vena cava in a 36 year-old female patient who has been followed up with the diagnosis of hepatitis B related cirrhosis for 5 years were presented.

Conclusions. Although this disease classically treated by surgery (e.g. portal or mesenteric-systemic shunting, liver transplantation), also interventional radiology procedures e.g. transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting, percutaneous hepatic vein angioplasty and/or stent placement), now play an important role in the management4.

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1581-3207
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1318-2099
Language:
English
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4 times per year
Journal Subjects:
Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Radiology, Internal Medicine, Haematology, Oncology