TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Budd-Chiari Syndrome A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Marciniak, Bruno A1 - Dalens, Bernard J. PY - 2006 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications AB - Acquired multifactorial condition caused by postsinusoidal hepatic venous outflow obstruction and ascites. The cause of the obstruction may be related to hypercoagulability of the blood, infections, cancer, and other conditions, which may be acute, chronic, or asymptomatic. The leading cause (in up to 40% of cases), however, is “idiopathic.” SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58064842 ER -