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Direct intrahepatic portocaval shunt for treatment of portal thrombosis and Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Pedersen Mark R, Molloy Peter, Wood David, Seetharam Anil
Abstract excerpt
Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) refers to hepatic venous outflow obstruction that in severe cases can lead to acute liver failure prompting consideration of revascularization or transplantation. Here, a 22 year old female with angiographically proven BCS secondary to JAK2/V617F positive Polycythemia vera on therapeutic warfarin presented with acute liver failure (ALF). Imaging revealed a new, near complete thrombotic...
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