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Focal elastic obstruction of the inferior vena cava
Author(s) -
Helmy Tarek,
Ware David L.,
Patterson Cam,
Stouffer George A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/1522-726x(200012)51:4<494::aid-ccd27>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - medicine , budd–chiari syndrome , inferior vena cava , hepatic veins , radiology , stent , surgery
Obstruction of the supra‐hepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) is a common cause of hepatic venous hypertension and the most common cause of Budd‐Chiari Syndrome. Because most cases of IVC obstruction go undiagnosed until Budd‐Chiari Syndrome develops, the natural history of IVC obstruction is not well defined. We report a case of a focal, elastic, non‐membranous obstruction of the IVC causing hepatic venous hypertension and elevated serum transaminases in a 36‐year‐old man. The obstruction was successfully treated with placement of a self‐expanding metallic stent with normalization of hepatic transaminases. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:494–499, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.