Posttraumatic Budd-Chiari syndrome with late reversibility of hepatic venous obstruction.
A peritoneo-venous shunt was inserted in a 15-mo-old infant with Budd-Chiari syndrome following hepatic trauma. Ascites resolved and late renewed patency of the right hepatic vein was demonstrated.
D001201:Ascites / Q000601:surgery*; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries*; D008722:Methods; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000601:surgery*