Budd-Chiari syndrome in a child secondary to membranous obstruction of the hepatic vein treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Report of a case

Budd-Chiari syndrome in a child secondary to membranous obstruction of the hepatic vein treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Report of a case

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) due to membranous obstruction of the hepatic vein and the inferior vena cava is rare in children. We report a child with BCS that had a membranous obstruction at the level of the hepatic veins. The web was successfully dilated percutaneously by balloon catheters. Sy...

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Main Authors: B Altuntaş, N Yarali, S Kuyucu, Z Arslan, U Ertan, A Erden, T Cumhur, T Teziç
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 1997-10-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3437

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