title: A Rare Presentation of an Entrapment in a Liver Transplant Candidate Depicted by MDCT Angiography.
abstract: Hypertrophic caudate lobe veins can mimic a normal venous configuration. In cases of multiple vascular collaterals, Doppler evaluations must be conducted, and the flow direction of these veins as well as the IVC should be evaluated. If the flow in the IVC is reversed, Budd-Chiari syndrome should be suspected; moreover, at the supra diaphragmatic level, which may be considered a blind spot, particularly for radiologists, a web should be searched for in the area where the IVC opens into the right atrium. In this study, we present the unique findings of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography for a liver transplant candidate with Budd-Chiari syndrome caused by a web in the proximal IVC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mecit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kantarci
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Medical Faculty, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Unal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doganay
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aydinli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yuce
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kamil Yalcin
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Polat
keywords: Budd-Chiari Syndrome; Liver Transplantation; MDCT