<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic><bold>Backgound.</bold> 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.</italic><italic><bold>Case report.</bold> 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.</italic><italic><bold>Conclusions.</bold> 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.</italic></abstract>

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.

Obliterative hepatocavopathy - ultrasound and cavography findings

Department of Radiology, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey

Radiology and Oncology

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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...

Obliterative hepatocavopathy - ultrasound and cavography findings

Published Online: Dec 29, 2008

Page range: 181 - 186

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-008-0020-6

Keywords
obliterative hepatocavopathy, cavography, ultrasound, inferior vena cava

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Obliterative hepatocavopathy - ultrasound and cavography findings

Published Online: Dec 29, 2008

Page range: 181 - 186

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-008-0020-6

Keywordsobliterative hepatocavopathy, cavography, ultrasound, inferior vena cava

This content is open access.

Keywords
obliterative hepatocavopathy, cavography, ultrasound, inferior vena cava