Budd-Chiari syndrome: an update on imaging features.
Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare cause of portal hypertension and liver failure. This condition is characterized by an impaired hepatic venous drainage. The diagnosis of BCS is based on imaging, which helps initiate treatment. Imaging findings can be categorized into direct and indirect signs. Direct signs are the hallmarks of BCS and consist of visualization of obstructive lesions of the hepatic veins or the upper portion of the inferior vena cava. Indirect signs, which are secondary to venous obstruction, correspond to intra- and extrahepatic collateral circulation, perfusion abnormalities, dysmorphy and signs of portal hypertension.
Department of Radiology, Pierre and Marie Curie Center, Place du 1er Mai, 16016, Algiers, Algeria. Electronic address: faraounsid@yahoo.fr.
Sid Ahmed
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Faraoun
Department of internal medicine, Hôpital de Kouba, Algiers, Algeria. Electronic address: bam1cac2@hotmail.com.
Mohamed El Amine
Mel A
Boudjella
Department of Hepatology, CHU Mustapha, Place du 1er Mai, 16016, Algiers, Algeria. Electronic address: nabildebzi1@yahoo.fr.
Nabil
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Debzi
Department of Pathology, HSN, Algiers, Algeria. Electronic address: faraounn@yahoo.fr.
Naima
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Benidir
Department of Hepatology, CHU Mustapha, Place du 1er Mai, 16016, Algiers, Algeria. Electronic address: afredjnawel@yahoo.fr.
Nawel
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Afredj
Department of Radiology, Pierre and Marie Curie Center, Place du 1er Mai, 16016, Algiers, Algeria. Electronic address: docyoucef05@yahoo.fr.
Youcef
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Guerrache
Department of Durgery, Centre Pierre et Marie Curie, Place du 1er Mai, 16016, Algiers, Algeria. Electronic address: bentabakkamel@yahoo.fr.
Kamel
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Bentabak
Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, Diderot Paris 7, 10 Avenue de Verdun, 75010, Paris, France. Electronic address: philippe.soyer@lrb.aphp.fr.
Philippe
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Soyer
Department of Radiology & Université Benyoucef Benkhedda d'Alger, Pierre and Marie Curie Center, Place du 1er Mai, 16016, Algiers, Algeria. Electronic address: salahbendib@yahoo.fr.
Salah Eddine
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Bendib
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Budd Chiari syndrome; Color Doppler imaging; Computed tomography; Liver disease; MR imaging