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[Experiences with surgical therapy of Budd-Chiari syndrome]
J C Rückert1, H Wolff, K Ridwelski
1Klinik für Chirurgie, Institut für Pathologie, Medizinischen Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Insights
Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), a rare disease obstructing hepatic venous outflow, has a poor prognosis. Early etiological investigation and tailored therapy, including shunts or liver transplants, are crucial for managing this complex condition.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Vascular Surgery
- Radiology
Context:
- Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) involves hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction.
- This rare disease presents with heterogeneous etiology and variable epidemiology.
- BCS can manifest as chronic or acute, fulminant clinical courses with generally poor prognosis.
Purpose:
- To discuss typical diagnostic findings in BCS.
- To present a diagnostic scheme for BCS.
- To analyze therapeutic modalities and their indications for BCS.
Summary:
- Diagnosis relies on clinical signs, radiological measures, and hepatic parenchyma histology.
- Etiological investigation is significant for BCS management.
- Surgical interventions like porto-systemic shunt procedures and orthotopic liver transplantation were performed in 13 BCS patients between 1979 and 1991.
Impact:
- Highlights the need for individually tailored therapeutic strategies in BCS.
- Provides an overview of BCS treatment options and their differential indications.
- Emphasizes the importance of accurate diagnosis and etiology for effective BCS management.
Abstract:
The obstruction of the hepatic venous outflow tract with or without involvement of the inferior vena cava results in the Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). With its very heterogenous etiology and variable epidemiology the rare disease either takes a chronic or an acute foudroyant clinical course. In general the prognosis is poor. Together with the clinical signs the diagnosis is based on radiological measures and the histology of the hepatic parenchyma. The exact etiological investigation of the BCS is of great significance. Typical findings are discussed and a diagnostic scheme is developed. Between 1979 and 1991, altogether 16 operations were carried out in 13 patients with a BCS. Predominantly there were undertaken a porto-systemic shunt procedure or an orthotopic liver transplantation, respectively, in 6 cases each. The need for an always individually tailored therapeutic strategy of the BCS is underlined by a case history. An overview analyzes the different therapeutic modalities of the BCS and their differential indications.