Liver vein outflow obstruction: Budd-Chiari syndrome is the clinical picture caused by occlusion of the hepatic veins. It presents with the classical triad of abdominal pain, ascites and hepatomegaly. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Liver vein outflow obstruction is available below.
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Prognosis for Liver vein outflow obstruction: In general, nearly 2/3 of patients with Budd-Chiari survive 10 years.
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