Radionuclide Inferior Venocavagraphy in Budd-Chiari Syndrome Before and After Angioplasty

The authors discuss a series of radionuclide inferior venocavography (RIVC) studies that were performed on a 57-year-old man who had Budd-Chiari syndrome before and after balloon angioplasty. The RIVC showed IVC obstruction with collateral circulations. The day after successful angioplasty, RIVC sho...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1997-07, Vol.22 (7), p.485-487
Main Authors: KAO, PAN-FU, TZEN, KAI-YUAN, YOU, DONG-LING, TSAI, MING-FONG, HUANG, MIAU-JU
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angioplasty, Balloon
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Budd-Chiari Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Budd-Chiari Syndrome - therapy
Cardiology. Vascular system
Collateral Circulation
Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Radionuclide Imaging
Vena Cava, Inferior - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:The authors discuss a series of radionuclide inferior venocavography (RIVC) studies that were performed on a 57-year-old man who had Budd-Chiari syndrome before and after balloon angioplasty. The RIVC showed IVC obstruction with collateral circulations. The day after successful angioplasty, RIVC showed the temporary co-existence of IVC and the collateral circulation. The latter was unexpected. Two weeks later, a repeat RIVC showed a normal IVC without collateral circulation, including azygos and hemiazygos veins. The temporary coexistence of the patent IVC and collateral circulation after angioplasty should be interpreted carefully as only a transient phenomenon.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199707000-00010