Budd-Chiari syndrome treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a new treatment modality in patients of intractable ascites with Budd-Chiari syndrome. We report a young lady who presented with intractable ascites and encephalopathy and diagnosed to have Budd-Chiari syndrome. She was treated with TIPS and on follow-up after 12 months she is free of ascites, encephalopathy and able to perform her daily work.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 51 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003