Liver transplantation in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome and Budd-Chiari syndrome

Table 2 Summary of the abdominal manifestations associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome[12]

Abdominal organ	Manifestations
Liver	Budd-Chiari syndrome:
	Hepatic veno-occlusive disease and occlusion of small hepatic veins
	Nodular regenerative hyperplasia
	Hepatic infarction
	Cirrhosis
	Portal hypertension
	Autoimmune hepatitis
	Biliary cirrhosis
	Liver transplantation
Intestine	Mesenteric ischemia (acute-chronic)[13,14]
	Peptic ulcer disease[15,16]
	Bowel ischemia and perforation[17]
	High prevalence of aPL but no increased vascular thromboses in inflammatory bowel disease
Spleen	Splenic infarction
	Autosplenectomy or functional asplenia
Pancreas	Acute pancreatitis

aPL: Antiphospholipid antibodies.