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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2006; 12(40): 6564-6566
Published online Oct 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6564
Published online Oct 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6564
Budd-Chiari like syndrome in decompensated alcoholic steatohepatitis and liver cirrhosis
Carlos Robles-Medranda, Hannah Lukashok, Beatriz Biccas, Gastroenterology Division, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vera L Pannain, Pathology Division, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Homero S Fogaça, Gastroenterology Division, Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Correspondence to: Carlos Robles-Medranda, MD, Av. Francisco Alves, 196, Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, 21940-260, Brazil. carlosoakm@yahoo.es
Telephone: +55-21-27141519
Received: January 6, 2006
Revised: April 12, 2006
Accepted: May 22, 2006
Published online: October 28, 2006
Revised: April 12, 2006
Accepted: May 22, 2006
Published online: October 28, 2006
Abstract
A rare case of pseudo-Budd-Chiari Syndrome in a patient with decompensated alcoholic liver disease is reported. Although clinical and radiological findings suggested Budd-Chiari Syndrome, the liver biopsy revealed micronodular cirrhosis and absence of histological signs of hepatic outflow obstruction.