Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Budd-Chiari syndrome; Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
Treatment
Treatment varies, depending on the cause of the blockage.
Medical treatments:
- Blood-thinning (anticoagulation) medications
- Clot-busting drugs (thrombolytic treatment)
- Treatment for the liver disease, including ascites
Surgical treatments:
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Angioplasty andstent placement - Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (
TIPS ) - Venous shunt surgery
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Complications
Hepatic vein obstruction can get worse and lead to liver failure, which can be life-threatening.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if:
- You have symptoms of hepatic vein obstruction
- You are being treated for this condition and you develop new symptoms
Review Date: 07/07/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of
Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San
Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
