An Interesting Case Of Subacute Budd-Chiari Syndrome

Abstract

The Budd Chiari syndrome is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by hepatic venous outflow obstruction at the level of the hepatic venules, the large hepatic veins, the inferior vena cava, or the right atrium¹. Hepatic veno-occlusive disease refers to obstruction of hepatic venous outflow at the level of the central or sub lobular hepatic veins, or both We present a 21 year old female with no previous history who presented with sudden onset of abdominal pain and massive ascites. Ultrasound abdomen & Doppler study  and finally an IVC venogram was done which showed occlusion in the hepatic veins & Inferior vena cava and was hence  diagnosed to have Sub-acute Budd Chiari syndrome