title: Hybrid treatment of a case of obliterative hepatocavopathy (Budd-Chiari syndrome).
abstract: Progressive obliteration of the intrahepatic course of a inferior vena cava is an insidious disease that may lead to portal hypertension with progressive liver engorgement and ultimately to liver cirrhosis. Early diagnosis is extremely important so that therapeutic modalities can be offered that can favorably change the natural course of the disease. We present the case of a young woman whose obliterated vena cava could be successfully recanalized by a combined surgical and interventional technique.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland. siclari@cardiocentro.org
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siclari
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trunfio
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moschovitis
authors.forename: Jos C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: van den Berg
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cassina
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Regazzoni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*
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