Budd-Chiari syndrome caused by membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava associated with coeliac disease.
Ten cases of Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with coeliac disease have been reported in the literature, most of them in North African subjects. Supporting this association, we report a new case in a young Spanish Caucasian man in whom the cause of the syndrome was the membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava, an infrequent cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome in Western countries. A percutaneous balloon angioplasty was performed, with satisfactory outcome.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital La Fe, Avenida de Campanar 21, 46009 Valencia, Spain. fernandomarju@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*