Chronic Budd-Chiari syndrome caused by fibrotic stricture of the inferior vena cava
Detky, G.
Zentralblatt für Allgemeine Pathologie U. Pathologische Anatomie 129(4): 371-377
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4030 PMID: 6524123 Document Number: 234880
Author elaborates the case of a male patient, 49, who had chronic Budd-Chiari syndrome due to stricture caused by a valve in the vena cava inferior, and who bled to death as a result of the rupture of the oesophagus varix. In the 4-year-course of his disease serious portal hypertension and extreme degree of ascites were most characteristic. In the light of special literature author treats the etiology of the disease, its clinical characteristics and diagnostic possibilities. Attention is directed to this rare but operable illness, since literature bears witness to the increasing number of successful operations in this field.