BUDD-CHIARI SYNDROME - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Authors
LLANOS O GUZMAN S
Citation
O. Llanos et S. Guzman, BUDD-CHIARI SYNDROME - REPORT OF 2 CASES, Revista Medica de Chile, 121(3), 1993, pp. 307-311
Citations number
20
Journal title
Revista Medica de Chile → ACNP
ISSN journal
00349887
Volume
121
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
307 - 311
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-9887(1993)121:3<307:BS-RO2>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Two female patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome and suffering of Polycyt hemia Vera are reported. Both patients were operated performing a cent ral spleno renal shunt with preservation of the spleen and ligation of the splenic artery. The patients are well 6 and 24 months after the o peration respectively. The principal features and therapeutic alternat ives of this condition are reviewed briefly.