Open AccessBudd-Chiari syndrome in urology: Impact on nephrectomy for advanced renal cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Samir P. Shirodkar,
Mark S. Soloway,
Gaetano Ciancio
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.85439
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , inferior vena cava , renal cell carcinoma , surgery , sepsis , perioperative , thrombus , intensive care unit , kidney
Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a poorly understood entity in urology. It results from obstruction of the hepatic veins and the subsequent complications. It has been infrequently reported to be secondary to hepatic venous obstruction from invasion by an inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We report the largest known series of patients with RCC and BCS.