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==Secondary Prevention== | ==Secondary Prevention== | ||
Secondary prevention strategies following Budd-Chiari syndrome include: | Secondary prevention strategies following Budd-Chiari syndrome include: <ref name="pmid26494427">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goel RM, Johnston EL, Patel KV, Wong T |title=Budd-Chiari syndrome: investigation, treatment and outcomes |journal=Postgrad Med J |volume=91 |issue=1082 |pages=692–7 |year=2015 |pmid=26494427 |doi=10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133402 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23411869">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ren W, Qi X, Yang Z, Han G, Fan D |title=Prevalence and risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma in Budd-Chiari syndrome: a systematic review |journal=Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol |volume=25 |issue=7 |pages=830–41 |year=2013 |pmid=23411869 |doi=10.1097/MEG.0b013e32835eb8d4 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Anticoagulation should be initiated immediately in patients to prevent propagation of the clot, provided there are no contraindications. | *Anticoagulation should be initiated immediately in patients to prevent propagation of the clot, provided there are no contraindications. | ||
*Effective management of esophageal varices. | *Effective management of esophageal varices. |
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Overview
Secondary Prevention
Secondary prevention strategies following Budd-Chiari syndrome include: [1][2]
- Anticoagulation should be initiated immediately in patients to prevent propagation of the clot, provided there are no contraindications.
- Effective management of esophageal varices.
- Patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome treated with balloon dilatation or stents require follow-up catheterizations and repeat dilatations or stent replacement.
- All patients should have routine surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
References
- ↑ Goel RM, Johnston EL, Patel KV, Wong T (2015). "Budd-Chiari syndrome: investigation, treatment and outcomes". Postgrad Med J. 91 (1082): 692–7. doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133402. PMID 26494427.
- ↑ Ren W, Qi X, Yang Z, Han G, Fan D (2013). "Prevalence and risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma in Budd-Chiari syndrome: a systematic review". Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 25 (7): 830–41. doi:10.1097/MEG.0b013e32835eb8d4. PMID 23411869.