Determinants of survival and the effect of portosystemic shunting in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome

Darwish Murad, Sarwa; Valla, Dominique; C. de Groen, Piet; Zeitoun, Guy; Hopmans, J.A.M.; B. Haagsma, Elizabeth; van Hoek, Bart; E. Hansen, Bettina; R. Rosendaal, Frits; L.A. Janssen, Harry

doi:10.1002/hep.20064

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Determinants of survival and the effect of portosystemic shunting in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome

Published in Hepatology • Feb 1, 2004

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Sarwa Darwish Murad

Dominique Valla

Piet C. de Groen

Abstract

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare disorder that is characterized by hepatic venous outflow obstruction. The aim of this study was to assess determinants of survival and to evaluate the effect of portosystemic shunting. In this international multicenter study, 237 patients with BCS, diagnosed betw...

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Internal medicine

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