An update on management of Budd-Chiari syndrome



Document title: An update on management of Budd-Chiari syndrome
Journal: Annals of hepatology
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000414219
ISSN: 1665-2681
Authors: 1
Institutions: 1Ospedale Niguarda Ca Granda, Epatologia e Gastroenterologia, Milán, Lombardia. Italia
Year:
Season: May-Jun
Volumen: 13
Number: 3
Pages: 323-326
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract The topic of this paper is to report an update on management of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). Actually, the flow-chart of BCS management comes from experts opinion and is not evidence-based due to the rarity of BCS. Management of BCS follows a step-wise strategy. Anticoagulation and medical therapy should be the first line treatment. Revascularization or TIPS in case of no response to medical therapy. OLT as a rescue therapy. Surgery has limited but important space, especially in cases with high inferior vena cava obstruction not suitable for endovascular treatment. However, no clear indication can actually be given about the timing of different treatments. Moreover, there is some concern about treatment of some subgroup of patients, especially regarding the risk of recurrence after liver transplantation. This paper propose a new algorithm of BCS management suggesting an earlier therapeutic approach when clinical signs are evident
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Gastroenterología,
Terapéutica y rehabilitación,
Síndrome de Budd-Chiari,
Ascitis,
Anticoagulación,
Trasplante de hígado
Keyword: Medicine,
Gastroenterology,
Therapeutics and rehabilitation,
Budd-Chiari syndrome,
Ascites,
Anticoagulation,
Liver transplantation
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