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Preferred term

Budd-Chiari Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A condition in which the hepatic venous outflow is obstructed anywhere from the small HEPATIC VEINS to the junction of the INFERIOR VENA CAVA and the RIGHT ATRIUM. Usually the blockage is extrahepatic and caused by blood clots (THROMBUS) or fibrous webs. Parenchymal FIBROSIS is uncommon.

Entry terms

  • Chiari's Syndrome
  • Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction

In other languages

  • French

  • Bloc supra-hépatique
  • Maladie de Budd-Chiari
  • Obstruction des veines sus-hépatiques

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-J42CLFLT-X

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