Therapeutic hepatic vein angioplasty for Budd-Chiari syndrome.
The authors report a case of Budd-Chiari syndrome treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). In this case, the occlusion of three major hepatic veins with a big collateral to the inferior vena cava via the right inferior hepatic vein (RIHV) and stenosis of the ostium of RIHV were seen. We performed successful PTA of this stenosis.
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography