Stent angioplasty of narrowed portocaval shunt in Budd Chiari syndrome: a case report

BACKGROUND: Hepatic vein thrombosis (Budd-Chiari Syndrome) is a rare disorder resulting from an obstruction to the outflow of blood from the liver. Early decompression is needed to prevent liver dysfunction and death. Radiological intervention includes angioplasty of stenosis and webs and the placem...

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Main Authors: Doctor, Nilesh, Gandhi, Vidhyachandra, Shah, Sharad, Hussain, Maharra, Marar, Shaji, Philip, Sujith
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2009
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2648948/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19117529
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-1
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