title: [Budd-Chiari syndrome. Report of 2 surgical cases].
abstract: Two female patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome and suffering of Polycythemia Vera are reported. Both patients were operated performing a central spleno renal shunt with preservation of the spleen and ligation of the splenic artery. The patients are well 6 and 24 months after the operation respectively. The principal features and therapeutic alternatives of this condition are reviewed briefly.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Digestiva, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Llanos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guzmán
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013164:Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Síndrome de Budd-Chiari. Comunicación de dos casos operados.