title: Acute on chronic phenomenon in hepatic IVC obstruction: a case report.
abstract: Hepatic IVC obstruction though common is usually misdiagnosed because of lack of appreciation of the disease. Patient with chronic disease may develop acute exacerbation, which may be precipitated by surgery or endoscopic procedures. It is a report of a case of chronic IVC disease with acute development of ascites following gallbladder surgery.
authors.affiliation: Tribhuwana University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Ghimire
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Basnyat
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Poudel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006504:Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*