background budd-chiari syndrome (bcs) is defined as hepatic venous outflow obstruction (hvoo). bcs is an uncommon, life-threatening liver disorder. this study describes the clinical and etiological characteristics in addition to the long-term outcome of bcs in a single referral center in tehran, iran. methods we reviewed long-term outcome of patients who were diagnosed with bcs between 1989 and...

background portal vein thrombosis (pvt) is one of the most common causes of extrahepatic portal hypertension in children, which may follow neonatal umbilical vein catheterization. the incidence rates of catheter-related pvt, in infants and children vary in different studies. this study aimed to determine pvt incidence in the children under 3 years old with a history of neonatal umbilical vein c...

Dural sinus thrombosis (DST) usually involves the sagittal, transverse and sigmoid sinuses and is more common in women due to pregnancy, puerperium and oral contraceptive use. Other etiologies include coagulopathies, infection and head injury. We have present two DST cases following head injury. The first case was a 35-year-old man hospitalized because of one-week history of headache and repeat...

the effect of care plan based on nutrition and exercise on deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery in urmia imam khomeini hospital in 1391.     habibzadeh h [1] , rezaeipour n [2] *,khalkhali hr [3] , safari mb [4] , mohammadi a [5]     received: 2 jul , 2013 accepted: 14 sep , 2013    abstract   background & aims : venous thrombosis is a major cause of death i...

Introduction
 Detection of the internal jugular vein thrombus (IJVT) in Emergency Department with bedside ultrasonography is not common. 
 Case Report
 A 43 years old male patient was admitted to our emergency department complaint pain, swelling and redness on left side neck, which noticed after chemotherapy 1 day ago. The hand, starting from clavicle extending corner mandible, w...

Prothrombin gene G20210A mutation is a risk factor for the development of deep vein thrombosis. We present a 6-year-old Egyptian boy who had vomiting associated with headache and dizziness. His conscious level was normal, with neither focal neurological signs nor papilledema. Brain computed tomographic scan, magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance venography (MRV) revealed thrombosis ...

BACKGROUND We report an unusual case of acquired dural-pial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) following sinus thrombosis. CASE DESCRIPTION Initial angiography performed in a 39-year-old man showed thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) and the right transverse sinus (TS) but no vascular malformations. Follow-up angiography 29 months later revealed recanalization of the SSS and the TS,...

conclusion pharmacomechanical thrombectomy provides very satisfactory results in a single procedure, as a new method in the treatment of acute and subacute deep vein thrombosis. background in this study, we shared the implementation success and clinical results for 38 patients treated with the cleaner™ pharmacomechanical thrombectomy device. objectives the impact and results of pharmacomechanic...