title: Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver.
abstract: The Budd-Chiari syndrome due to membranous obstruction of the hepatic blood outflow tract is a rare condition in western countries, and its association with nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver has never been described. We present the case of a 34-year-old woman with membranous obstruction of hepatic veins and nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver. Although webs have been difficult to demonstrate by sonography, we were able to image a structure in the hepatic vein near the junction with the inferior vena cava, suggesting a membranous nature.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Universidad Complutense, School of Medicine, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castellano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Canga
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Solis-Herruzo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Colina
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Martinez-Montiel
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Morillas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008115:Liver Regeneration; D010690:Phlebography; D014463:Ultrasonography