Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Jul 1996
Management of idiopathic Budd-Chiari syndrome with primary stent placement: early results.
To evaluate the utility of primary stent placement in the management of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) secondary to idiopathic inferior vena caval (IVC) obstruction. ⋯ Primary stent placement could serve as the first line of treatment in patients with idiopathic BCS when the underlying lesion is not amenable to angioplasty.