The best approach to prevention is to carefully control the
blood disorders that can lead to Budd-Chiari syndrome.
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Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare problem that results from blood
clotting in the veins flowing out of the liver (hepatic veins).
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Diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome can be made by an internist (a
specialist in diseases of the internal organs), a
gastroenterologist (a specialist in the diseases of the digestive
system), or a general surgeon.
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Gadacz, Thomas R., and John L. Cameron. "Budd-Chiari Syndrome
and Surgery of the Hepatic Vasculature." In Shackelford's Surgery
of the Alimentary Tract, edited by J.G. Turcotte, 3rd ed. Vol. 3.
Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1991.
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Budd-Chiari syndrome, caused by occlusion of hepatic venous
outflow, can lead to hypertrophy of the caudate lobe due to its own
caval anastomosis that allows for continued function of this lobe
of the liver.