title: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) for Budd Chiari syndrome.
abstract: We report a four year old boy who presented with liver failure secondary to anti-thrombin III deficiency related Budd Chiari syndrome. He was treated with TIPSS (transjugular intrahepatic porto systemic shunt) which reversed the encephalopathy, normalised the liver function and improved growth, pre-empting the need for a liver transplantation. This is the first reported case of TIPSS in a child with a fulminant presentation of Budd-Chiari Syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hasija
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagral
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marar
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bavdekar
mesh_terms: D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic