Budd-Chiari syndrome in myeloproliferative neoplasms: A review of literature

Table 3 Clinical characteristics of Budd-Chiari syndrome based on geographic region of the studied population[15,58-62]

Clinical characteristics	Percentage in various geographic regions
	Egypt	France	Sweden	China	Japan	United States	Algeria
Ascites/Abdominal distension	82	74.4	88	51.9	31.2	29.9	74.8
Abdominal fullness	-	-	-	-	26.1	-	-
Abdominal discomfort	-	-	-	-	17.8	-	-
Abdominal pain	96	72.4	81	-	2.5	-	42.6
Cirrhosis	-	-	-	-	-	18.6	-
Hepatomegaly	50	70.1	72	-	54.7	-	-
Splenomegaly	42	49.1	66	-	-	-	-
Esophageal varices	-	54.8	67	-	-	7.4	-
Hematemesis/Variceal bleed	36	-	9	16	8.3	3.2	-
Melena	-	-	-	-	2.5	-	-
Jaundice	16	20.3	29	-	5.7	-	13.9
Fever	-	20.1	27	-	-	-	15.7
Hydrothorax	-	13.0	-	-	-	-	-
Acute kidney injury	-	-	-	-	-	18.8	-
History of recurrent abortions	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
History of previous thrombosis	10	-	-	-	-	7	-
Recurrent orogenital ulcers	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Leg ulcers	2	-	-	-	3.8	-	-
Lower limb edema	68	-	-	58.9	31.8	-	13
Dilated abdominal veins	40	-	-	57	27.3	-	-
Hepatic encephalopathy	36	-	12	0.7	-	9.5	5.2
Ileus	-	-	21	-	-	-	-
General malaise	-	-	-	-	12.1	-	-
Acute respiratory failure	-	-	-	-	-	7	-