Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the presence of large blood clots that cause obstruction of the veins that drain the liver. The symptoms start suddenly and can be very aggressive. The liver becomes painful, the abdominal volume increases, the skin becomes yellowish in color, there are severe abdominal pains and hemorrhages.
Sometimes the clots become very large and can reach the vein that penetrates the heart, leading to symptoms of heart problems.
The diagnosis can be made in several ways by observing the characteristic symptoms combined through magnetic resonance imaging or liver biopsy, which help rule out the hypothesis of other diseases.
Main Symptoms
The main symptoms of budd-chiari syndrome are:
- Abdominal pain
- Swelling of the abdomen
- Yellowish skin
- Bleeding
- Cava vein obstruction
- Edemas in the lower limbs.
- Dilation of veins
- Bankruptcy of liver functions.
Budd-chiari syndrome is a serious disease that strikes the liver, is characterized by the presence of large blood clots that cause obstruction of the veins that drain the liver.
Treatment for budd-chiari syndrome
Treatment for is by administration of anti-coagulants, provided there is no contraindication. These anti-coagulants are intended to prevent thrombosis and other complications.
In the obstructions of the veins the percutaneous angioplasty method is used, which consists of the dilation of the veins with a balloon, followed by doses of anti-coagulants.
Another treatment option for buss chiari syndrome is to divert blood flow from the liver, avoiding hypertension and thus improving liver function.
If there are symptoms of liver failure the safest means of treatment, it is through liver transplantation.
The patient should be monitored, and correct treatment is critical to the health of the individual, if there is no treatment, patients with buddha chiari syndrome may die within a few months.
