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Cirrhosis of the liver associated with inferior vena-caval obstruction.
- Source :
-
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde [S Afr Med J] 1979 Jul 28; Vol. 56 (4), pp. 136-40. - Publication Year :
- 1979
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Abstract
- Seven patients with inferior vena-caval obstruction associated with cirrhosis of the liver are described. Inferior vena-caval obstruction is suggested when an enlarged azygous vein is seen on chest radiography, or when superficial collateral veins draining upwards are visible on the abdomen and chest. When a short obstruction or 'web' is present, this should be treated surgically. Venous thrombosis below the obstruction may result in occlusion of a long segment of the vena cava. Chronic suprahepatic venous obstruction may cause macronodular cirrhosis and predispose to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0256-9574
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 494036