Relief of membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava in a 5-year-old child.
Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava is a rare congenital anomaly that may present clinical features of Budd-Chiari syndrome caused by chronic obstruction of the hepatic drainage. We report membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava in a 5-year-old boy. Surgical repair was prompted by signs and symptoms of hepatic venous obstruction. To our knowledge, this is the youngest patient successfully operated on for this anomaly.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*