Cirrhosis of the liver associated with inferior vena-caval obstruction.
Seven patients with inferior vena-caval obstruction associated with cirrhosis of the liver are described. Inferior vena-caval obstruction is suggested when an enlarged azygous vein is seen on chest radiography, or when superficial collateral veins draining upwards are visible on the abdomen and chest. When a short obstruction or 'web' is present, this should be treated surgically. Venous thrombosis below the obstruction may result in occlusion of a long segment of the vena cava. Chronic suprahepatic venous obstruction may cause macronodular cirrhosis and predispose to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*