Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a very infrequent complication of Behçet's syndrome. The authors report a young, male patient with Behçet's syndrome presenting with BCS. He underwent emergency surgery for thrombectomy but unfortunately died during the operation.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Mitchell MC, Boinott JK, Kaufmann S., et al: Budd-Chiari syndrome: Etiology, diagnosis and management. Medicine (Baltimore) 61:199-218, 1982.
2.
Sherlock S.: The hepatic artery and hepatic veins: The liver in circulatory failure . In: Disease of the Liver and Biliary System, ed. 7, ed. by Sherlock S.Oxford: Blackwell, 1987 , pp 187-198.
3.
Estrada V., Gutierrez FM, Cortes M., et al: Budd-Chiari syndrome as a complication of the catheterization of the subclavian vein. Am J Gastroenterol86:250, 1991.
4.
Maruyama R., Kumaki T., Miyashita M., et al: Case of Behqet's disease accompanied by Budd-Chiari syndrome . Naika19:959-964, 1967.
5.
Bismuth E., Hadegue A., Hammel P., et al: Hepatic vein thrombosis in Behçet's disease. Hepatology: 11:969-974, 1990.
6.
Behçet H.: Uber residivierende, aphtose durch ein virus verursachte Geschwure am Mund, am Auge und am den Genitalien. Dermatol Wochenschr105:1152-1154, 1937.
