[Membranous obliteration of the inferior vena cava in the hepatic portion--postmortem study of a rapidly deteriorated aged case].
A 67-year-old female of Budd-Chiari syndrome was rapidly deteriorated and died. Autopsy revealed membranous obliteration of the inferior vena cava in the hepatic portion with a small hole. The inferior vena cava and right hepatic vein contained fresh and organized thrombi. The left hepatic vein was patent and opened above the membrane. The onset and the clinical course of this case seem to be atypical, probably because of the patent left hepatic vein and a small hole of the membrane. We call attention such a rare case in managing Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Ishibe
R
R
Department of Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery, Minamikyushu Chuou National Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
Maruko
M
M
Tabata
D
D
Toyohira
H
H
Furuzono
K
K
Nishimura
A
A
Yoshida
A
A
D000368:Aged; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology