[Budd-Chiari syndrome with complete occlusion of the inferior vena cava: percutaneous recanalization by angioplasty and stenting]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004 Nov;57(11):1121-3.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

A 47-year-old man was diagnosed with primary antiphospholipid syndrome and Budd-Chiari syndrome (membranous complete obstruction of the intrahepatic inferior vena cava), with edema and ascites refractory to medical treatment. The inferior vena cava membrane was punctured with a Brockenbrough needle under multidirectional fluoroscopic guidance via a transfemoral approach. The occlusion was dilated with balloons of increasing size and was subsequently stented successfully. At 1-year follow-up venography showed patency of the stent, and the patient remains asymptomatic 2 years after the procedure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography / methods
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Budd-Chiari Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Budd-Chiari Syndrome / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology