Transhepatic venous collaterals in a patient with the Budd-Chiari syndrome.
A patient with large transhepatic venous collaterals between the right and middle hepatic veins bypassing a short inferior vena caval occlusion is described. Obstruction of the hepatic veins led to the development of the Budd-Chiari syndrome, ascites, and crural edema. A mesoatrial shunt was performed which resulted in complete recovery.
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Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
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D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D006504:Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology