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Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2007; 13(13): 1912-1927
Published online Apr 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i13.1912
Table 5 Causes of the Budd-Chiari Syndrome
Common causes
Hypercoagulable states
Inherited thrombophilic disorders
Antithrombin III deficiency
Protein C deficiency
Protein S deficiency
Factor V Leiden mutation
Prothrombin gene mutation
Acquired procoagulative disorders
Myeloproliferative disorders (overt and occult)
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Antiphospholipid syndrome
Cancer
Pregnancy
Use of oral contraceptives
Uncommon causes
Tumoral invasion
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma
Adrenal carcinoma
Miscellaneous
Aspergillosis
Behcet’s syndrome
Inferior vena caval webs
Trauma
Inflammatory bowel syndrome
Dacarbazine therapy
Idiopathic