1. Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Early Intervention With Angioplasty and Thrombolytic Therapy 
JEFFREY W. FRANK, M.D., PATRICK S. KAMATH, M.D., ANTHONY W. STANSON, M.D. 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 69, Issue 9, Pages (September 1994)
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2. Fig. 1
Venacavogram of 35-year-old woman with ascites and edema, showing stenosis (arrow) within intrahepatic portion just below hepatic vein junction. Small dimple (arrowhead) is site of occluded left hepatic vein.
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3. Fig. 2
Left hepatic venogram obtained after recanalization of occluded orifice. Note large amount of thrombus (arrows) within lumen and intrahepatic collateral veins (arrowheads).
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4. Fig. 3
Left hepatic venogram obtained 24 hours after thrombolytic therapy and after balloon catheter dilation of origin of vein. Only a fragment of thrombus remains (arrow).
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5. Fig. 4
Left hepatic venogram obtained after extraction of residual thrombus. Venous flow is now normal, and no intrahepatic collateral veins are identified. Compare with Figures 2 and 3, in which collateral veins are prominent.
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6. Fig. 5
Diagram of suggested algorithmic approach for patients with acute obstruction of hepatic veins.
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