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Factor V Leiden related Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Gut - 1 Feb 2001
Deltenre P, Denninger M H, Hillaire S, Guillin M C, Casadevall N, Brière J, Erlinger S, Valla D C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of factor V Leiden as a cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome has only recently been described. AIMS: To assess the specific features of factor V Leiden related Budd-Chiari syndrome. PATIENTS: Sixty three consecutive patients with hepatic vein or terminal inferior vena cava thrombosis. METHODS: Standardised chart review. RESULTS: Factor V Leiden was found in 20 patients (31% (95% CI 20-43)). In the...
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