Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the hepatic veins for treatment of Budd-Chiari syndrome.

The authors report a case of Budd-Chiari syndrome caused by occlusion of all of the hepatic veins which was treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. There were two recurrences requiring redilatation. Two years later, the patient was asymptomatic and off medication.