Outcome of non surgical hepatic decompression procedures in Egyptian patients with Budd-Chiari

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2011; 17(7): 906-913
Published online Feb 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i7.906

Table 1 Clinical manifestations and radiological criteria in studied patients

Findings	Patients, n (%)
Clinical manifestations
Abdominal pain	23 (92)
Jaundice	9 (36)
Lower limb edema	10 (40)
Dilated veins over abdomen and trunk	5 (20)
Tender hepatomegaly	16 (64)
Ascites	24 (96)
Radiological criteria
Hepatomegaly	24 (96)
Splenomegaly	22 (88)
Ascites
Absent	1 (4)
Present	24 (96)
Liver mottling appearance	17 (68)
Intra hepatic collaterals	16 (64)
Caudate lobe hypertrophy	12 (48)
Hepatic Veins:Short segment occlusion
RHV	2 (8)
MHV	7 (28)
LHV	5 (20)
Total occlusion
RHV	23 (92)
MHV	18 (72)
LHV	20 (80)

Radiological criteria were obtained using duplex ultrasound, magnetic resonance venography and/or multislice computed tomography scan. RHV: Right hepatic vein; MHV: Middle hepatic vein; LHV: Left hepatic vein.

Citation: Eldorry A, Barakat E, Abdella H, Abdelhakam S, Shaker M, Hamed A, Sakr M. Outcome of non surgical hepatic decompression procedures in Egyptian patients with Budd-Chiari. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(7): 906-913
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i7/906.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i7.906