RT Book, Section A1 Bissonnette, Bruno A1 Luginbuehl, Igor A1 Marciniak, Bruno A1 Dalens, Bernard J. SR Print(0) ID 58064842 T1 Budd-Chiari Syndrome T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications YR 2006 FD 2006 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780071354554 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58064842 RD 2024/03/29 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.”