title: Membranous obstruction of hepatic venous flow.
abstract: Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava at the suprahepatic level is rare. The present report summarizes direct operative repair. A review of alternative therapeutic strategies is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: De
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Pezzella
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nguyenduy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006504:Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D014744:Vietnam