title: Vascular disorders of the liver: recommendations from the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF) ad hoc committee.
abstract: This review summarizes the document elaborated by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF) ad hoc committee "Vascular disorders of the liver" on the primary circulatory liver diseases, which include Budd-Chiari syndrome, obstruction of the hepatic portion of the inferior vena cava, portal vein thrombosis, sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (veno-occlusive disease) and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. A characteristic of the primary circulatory liver diseases is that portal hypertension usually precedes liver dysfunction. Significant overlap exists amongst the diseases and risk factors that predispose patients to the primary circulatory liver diseases, though the pathogenesis of individual diseases varies. Management of the different vascular disorders is very peculiar and often multidisciplinary and patients should be referred to a tertiary referral centre for optimal care.
authors.affiliation: Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University Hospital of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Senzolo
authors.forename: Oliviero
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Riggio
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Primignani
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006504:Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010382:Peliosis Hepatis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011169:Portal Vein; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants