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Digestive System Diseases > Liver Diseases > Budd-Chiari Syndrome

Preferred term

Budd-Chiari Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Chiari's Syndrome
  • Chiaris Syndrome
  • Chiari Syndrome
  • Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction

Note

  • do not confuse with ARNOLD-CHIARI SYNDROME

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2008 (1966)

In other languages

  • Budd-Chiarin oireyhtymä

    Finnish

  • Budd-Chiari
  • Budd-Chiarin syndrooma
  • Budd-Chiaris syndrom
  • maksalaskimotromboosi
  • maksalaskimotukkeuma
  • maksalaskimotukos
  • maksalaskimotulppa
  • syndroma Budd-Chiari
  • thrombosis venae hepaticae
  • Budd-Chiaris syndrom

    Swedish

  • Chiaris syndrom
  • Levervenstrombos

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006502

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