BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME CAUSES

The major symptoms include pain in the upper right-hand portion of the abdomen and a build-up of fluid in the abdomen. In the United States, blood disorders are the most common causes. Among these disorders are polycythemia rubra vera (an increase in the number of red blood cells), and sickle cell disease. In parts of the world where liver cancer is common, a form of liver cancer is the most frequent cause.

Other causes sometimes include:

Certain infections
Use of oral contraceptives
Body changes in pregnancy and the postpartum period
Phlebitis (inflammation of a vein)
Injury to the abdomen
Membranous webs (especially in Asia).

BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME RELATED ITEMS

	BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME DEFINITION
	BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME DESCRIPTION
	BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME CAUSES
	BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME SYMPTOMS
	BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS
	BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME TREATMENTS
	BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME PROGNOSIS
	BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME INFORMATION
	BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME PREVENTION