BUDD-CHIARI SYNDROME (OCCLUSION OF THE HEPATIC VEINS): SEVEN CASES
Authors: Eddy D. Palmer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 August 1954BUDD-CHIARI SYNDROME (OCCLUSION OF THE HEPATIC VEINS): SEVEN CASESEDDY D. PALMEREDDY D. PALMERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-41-2-261 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe Budd-Chiari syndrome, or Chiari's syndrome, is the disease complex which follows hepatic vein occlusion. It is a moderately well popularized secondary abdominal response to several disease processes, but the number of reported cases remains remarkably small. During the past 32 months seven autopsy-proved cases and four presumptive cases have been observed. This appears to be a large experience with the syndrome, perhaps explained by the fact that a large tumor center was the source of material. 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MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: MC Washington, D. C.*Received for publication March 3, 1954.From the Gastroenterology Service, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D. C. 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