Budd-Chiari syndrome

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) was originally defined as a clinical syndrome of portal hypertension caused by hepatic vein obstruction due to hepatic vein obstruction and hepatic congestion; it is broadly defined as the hepatic vein and / or the The clinical symptoms of portal and / or inferior vena cava hypertension caused by inferior vena cava obstruction; pathophysiology is defined as the obstruction of hepatic vein outflow tract from the hepatic vena cava to any location of the inferior vena cava and the right atrium junction The eigen was reported by Budd and Chiari in 1846 and 1889, respectively. The main clinical features are abdominal pain, hepatosplenomegaly, ascites and lower extremity edema. Can be seen at any age, mostly 20 to 40 years old. BCS classification: The currently recognized classifications are hepatic vein obstruction type, inferior vena cava obstruction type and mixed type.

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