Journal of Hepatology and Gastrointestinal disorders
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Department of Interventional Radiology, Sreechitrathirunnal Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Publications

• Case Report   
  A Case Report on Direct Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in Post-Traumatic Acute Budd-Chiari Syndrome: A Rare and Life Threatening Complication
  Author(s): Bony George, Eldhose Elias George*, Krishnadas Devadas, Anjali Shaju and Jineesh V
  
  Budd-Chiari Syndrome (BCS) is a rare disease with an annual incidence of 0.1 to 10 per million people caused by the impaired venous outflow from the liver, primarily through the hepatic veins and inferior vena cava. BCS can be classified based on its etiology (primary or secondary), clinical course (acute, chronic, acute or chronic lesion), and morphology. Hypercoagulable conditions, myeloproliferative diseases, anatomical variability of the inferior vena cava, and environmental conditions are all etiological factors. Survival rates in treated patients range from 42 to 100%, depending on the etiology and presence of risk factors such as Child-Pugh score parameters, sodium and creatinine plasma levels, and treatment choice. Without treatment, 90% of patients die within three years, primarily from complications of liver cirrhosis. The recommended therapeutic approach for BCS is based on.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2475-3181.22.8.210

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