Color Doppler imaging findings in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome: correlation with venographic findings.

Hepatic venous outflow obstruction: Three similar syndromes

“…Specific findings for hepatic vein obstruction are abnormal flow in a hepatic vein, large intrahepatic or subcapsular collateral vessels and inability to visualize the junction of major hepatic veins with IVC. Moreover, the presence of intrahepatic venous to venous spider web collaterals is highly suggestive of BCS [128,129] (Figure 4) Acute venous occlusion is identified by enlarged, stenotic, or tortuous hepatic veins, whereas in patients with chronic disease the major hepatic veins may not be readily visualized. Additional findings include: compression of IVC by hypertrophic caudate lobe or obstruction by thrombus, tumor, or membranes [130,131] .…”

Valvular-Type Membranous Obstruction of the Inferior Vena Cava With Vertebral Collaterals

“…6,7 Previous reports have described the color Doppler features of MOVC as absence of flow across the web, reversed flow in the hepatic veins, and flow in the intrahepatic intercommunicating veins. 5,[8][9][10] To our knowledge, no report has described retrograde flow across the web. One report described a collateral vein draining the inferior vena cava: the azygos collateral vein.…”

Possible association between Budd‐Chiari syndrome and gemtuzumab ozogamicin treatment in a patient with refractory acute myelogenous leukemia

“…In one study, hepatic and portal vein color doppler findings in VOD patients were investigated, and in all the patients involved, normal hepatic venous flow was demonstrated [6]. A similar study on Budd-Chiari patients demonstrated that, despite the variability of portal venous flow findings, all patients had abnormalities of anatomy or of flow in one or more of the main hepatic veins [7]. Our patient's Doppler ultrasound findings revealed occluded right and left hepatic veins, with hepatopedal portal venous flow, consistent with BCS.…”