scholarly journals A Case Series of Budd-Chiari Syndrome in Nigerian Patients: Diagnosis, Associations, Management, and Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hammed Ninalowo ◽  
Aderemi Oluyemi ◽  
Omodele Olowoyeye ◽  
Abisoye Ajayi
Keyword(s):  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Hepatic Veins ◽  
Budd Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Clinical Series ◽  
Chiari Syndrome ◽  
The Right ◽  
Invasive Techniques

AbstractBudd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is defined as hepatic outflow obstruction regardless of the cause or level of obstruction—from small hepatic veins to the opening of the inferior vena cava in the right atrium. BCS could be primary or secondary. Very few cases of this syndrome have been reported in Nigeria and there is no local clinical series documenting the noninvasive and invasive imaging findings and importance of interventional radiology techniques in its diagnosis and management.We report three cases of patients diagnosed with BCS in Lagos, Nigeria. We hope this work will raise awareness about the condition and its associations and show that much can be done to establish diagnosis and care with minimally invasive techniques in our resource-limited environment.

Recanalization and Reconstruction of a Chronically Occluded Inferior Vena Cava Through an Existing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in the Setting of Budd-Chiari Syndrome

2021 ◽  
pp. 153857442110020
Author(s):  
Reza Talaie ◽  
Hamed Jalaeian ◽  
Nassir Rostambeigi ◽  
Anthony Spano ◽  
Jafar Golzarian
Keyword(s):  
Inferior Vena Cava ◽  
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt ◽  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Portosystemic Shunt ◽  
Hepatic Veins ◽  
Budd Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt ◽  
The Right

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) results from the occlusion or flow reduction in the hepatic veins or inferior vena cava and can be treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt when hepatic vein recanalization fails.1-3 Hypercoagulable patients with primary BCS are predisposed to development of new areas of thrombosis within the TIPS shunt or IVC. This case details a patient with BCS, pre-existing TIPS extending to the right atrium, and chronic retrohepatic IVC thrombosis who underwent sharp recanalization of the IVC with stenting into the TIPS stent bridging the patient until his subsequent hepatic transplantation.

scholarly journals Budd-Chiari syndrome due to giant hydatid cyst: a case report and brief literature review

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (06) ◽  
pp. 489-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Akbulut ◽  
Mehmet Yilmaz ◽  
Aysegul Kahraman ◽  
Sezai Yilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Inferior Vena Cava ◽  
Hydatid Cyst ◽  
Hydatid Disease ◽  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Hepatic Veins ◽  
Budd Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Hepatic Venous Outflow ◽  
The Right

Budd-Chiari syndrome is an uncommon disorder characterized by the thrombotic or non-thrombotic obstruction of hepatic venous outflow anywhere along the venous course from the hepatic venules to the junction of the inferior vena cava and the right atrium. The etiology of Budd-Chiari syndrome is classified as primary, attributable to intrinsic intraluminal thrombosis or the development of venous webs; or secondary, caused by intraluminal invasion by a parasite or malignant tumor or extraluminal compression by an abscess, solid tumor, or cyst, such as a hydatid cyst. In this study, we present a case of a giant hydatid cyst manifesting Budd-Chiari syndrome symptoms and signs by compressing the inferior vena cava and hepatic veins. In brief, the case demonstrates that hydatid disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of Budd-Chiari Syndrome in areas such as Turkey, where hydatid disease is endemic.

Budd-Chiari Syndrome in Childhood Secondary to Inferior Vena Caval Obstruction

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 808-812
Author(s):  
Arvind Taneja ◽  
S. K. Mitra ◽  
P. D. Moghe ◽  
P. N. Rao ◽  
N. Samanta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Hepatic Veins ◽  
Budd Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Venous Outflow ◽  
Massive Ascites ◽  
Inferior Vena Caval ◽  
Uncommon Disease ◽  
Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Hepatic Venous Outflow

Budd-Chiari syndrome is an uncommon disease caused by an obstruction to hepatic venous outflow either at the level of the hepatic veins or in the hepatic part of the inferior vena cava. Clinically, it presents with ascites, abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, edema, and occasionally jaundice. The syndrome was first recognised by Lamboran1 in 1842 and later described by Budd2 in 1846 and Chiari3 in 1899. The syndrome is caused by obstruction to the hepatic veins. In the Fig 1. Photograph showing massive ascites and dilated superficial abdominal veins. majority of cases, the obstruction is ascribed to obliterative thrombophlebitis of unknown cause.4

scholarly journals Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Presenting as the Budd-Chiari Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 723-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna K Law ◽  
Jenny Davis ◽  
Anne Buckley ◽  
Baljinder Salh
Keyword(s):  
Inferior Vena Cava ◽  
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma ◽  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Primary Tumour ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Biliary Tree ◽  
Budd Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Radiological Findings ◽  
Chiari Syndrome ◽  
The Right

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, an increasingly recognized primary tumour of the liver, is associated with a very poor prognosis. A patient with this tumour who presented with Budd-Chiari syndrome (the first to the authors' knowledge in Western literature and only the third patient overall) secondary to extensive thrombosis in his inferior vena cava extending from the right atrium down to his iliac vessels is described. Neither curative nor palliative intervention was deemed to be an option in this patient, who deteriorated rapidly while on anti-coagulants. Postmortem examination confirmed the radiological findings, and histological analysis revealed characteristic appearances of this tumour within the biliary tree and invasion into the inferior vena cava. Furthermore, biliary dysplasia, which can be a precursor to this cancer, was also noted within some of the bile ducts.

scholarly journals Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measurements for Assessment of Portal Hypertension Severity in Patients with Budd Chiari Syndrome

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elton Dajti ◽  
Federico Ravaioli ◽  
Antonio Colecchia ◽  
Giovanni Marasco ◽  
Amanda Vestito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transient Elastography ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Therapy Response ◽  
Response Monitoring ◽  
Budd Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Prognostic Assessment ◽  
Chiari Syndrome ◽  
The Right

Aims. Budd-Chiari Syndrome (BCS) is a rare vascular disease of the liver caused by the obstruction of the hepatic venous outflow located from the small hepatic venules up to the entrance of the inferior vena cava (IVC) into the right atrium. Current prognostic indexes are suboptimal for an individual prognostic assessment and subsequent management of patients with BCS. Liver (LSM) and spleen (SSM) stiffness measurements are widely validated prognostic tools in hepatology, but the evidence in patients with BCS is limited. This paper describes LSM and SSM in patients with BCS and their correlation with clinical, biochemical, and ultrasound findings from the same patients. Methods. We investigated a case series of seven patients with BCS diagnosis and available LSM and SSM evaluated by transient elastography (TE). Biochemical, imaging, and endoscopic findings nearest to the TE evaluation were recorded. Clinical outcomes and BCS evolution were described for each patient. When available, repeated TE assessments were also recorded. Results. Patients with acute nonfulminant manifestation of BCS presented near-the-upper-limit values (75 kPa) of LSM and SSM, which often persist until the placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). On the other hand, TE values were markedly lower in patients with compensated BCS. In some patients with repeated TE measurement years after TIPS placement, LSM had decreased to values of <10 kPa years. SSM changes in these patients were, however, less evident. Conclusions. Extremely elevated values of LSM and SSM are suggestive of BCS. The evaluation of both LSM and SSM by TE could help clinicians in the initial evaluation, risk stratification, and therapy response monitoring of patients with BCS.

Numerical Study of Blood Flow in the Hepatic Portion of the Inferior Vena Cava

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Matsubara ◽  
M. Watanabe ◽  
S. Watanabe ◽  
K. Konishi ◽  
S. Yamaguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Inferior Vena Cava ◽  
Vessel Wall ◽  
Inferior Vena ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Hepatic Veins ◽  
Partial Occlusion ◽  
Budd Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Chiari Syndrome

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is complete or partial occlusion in the hepatic veins and the hepatic portion of the inferior vena cava (IVC). The cause of BCS is not well known yet, however: abnormal vessel wall shear stress caused by blood flow is thought to increase the likelihood of developing BCS. In order to reveal the formation mechanism of BCS, we construct several vessel models of the IVC and hepatic veins from medical images and study the characteristics of the blood flow in the vicinity of the junctions of the hepatic veins with the IVC numerically.

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