NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT OF BUDD-CHIARI-SYNDROME UTILIZING NEW RADIOLOGIC INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES - A CASE-REPORT

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) describes a variety of clinical conditions that result in outflow obstruction of hepatic venous return to the rig ht heart, ultimately leading to liver failure and death if left untrea ted. The authors present successful management to 24 months of a patie nt with BCS by radiologic interventional techniques that included perc utaneous transluminal angioplasty and placement of metallic stents.