Mesojugular shunt for Budd-Chiari syndrome: a case report with long-term follow-up.
BACKGROUND
We report a case of a mesojugular shunt for Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) with long-term follow-up.


METHODS
A 32-year-old woman presented with late stage BCS. She was treated with a mesojugular shunt to relieve her portal hypertension. In a 17-year follow-up, she had a pregnancy, a postpartum period, and was diagnosed with systemic lupus eythematosus. She has resumed work as an operating room nurse and is having a normal life. Her graft remains patent.


CONCLUSIONS
A mesojugular shunt has less surgical trauma and satisfactory long-term patency than other shunts. It can be used to treat severe patients with BCS who are not candidates for intervention.
Duan
Hong Yong
HY
Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China.
Wu
Xin
X
Wang
Zhong Gao
ZG
Zhang
Jian
J
Li
Jian Xin
JX
Gu
Yong Quan
YQ
Yu
Heng Xi
HX
Chen
Bing
B
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D050498:Live Birth; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency