title: Budd-Chiari syndrome and Crohn's disease. An unreported association.
abstract: Hepatic vein thrombosis (Budd-Chiari syndrome) is a rare complication of ulcerative colitis and has not previously been reported in association with Crohn's disease. We here report the first known case of Crohn's disease presenting as the Budd-Chiari syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Service, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas 79920.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Maccini
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology