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. 2011 Nov 14;17(42):4704–4710. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i42.4704

Table 5.

Relationship between etiology and radiological findings [occluded vein(s)] in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome

Etiology Anatomical localization of thrombosis at presentation n (%)
HV only HV and PV HV, PV and IVC HV and IVC IVC χ2 P value Sig
PC deficiency + 3 (4.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3) 0 (0.0) 0.001 0.99 NS
PS deficiency + 1 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.32 0.58 NS
AT III Deficiency + 3 (4.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3) 0 (0.0) 0.001 0.99 NS
FVLM Homo 9 (17.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (12.5) 0 (0.0) 9 (17.0) 0.03 0.85 NS
Hetero 19 (35.8) 2 (100.0) 3 (37.5) 0 (0.0) 19 (35.8)
PGM Homo 1 (2.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.0) 0.52 0.47 NS
Hetero 2 (4.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (4.0)
MTHFR Homo 7 (14.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 7 (14.0) 0.29 0.59 NS
Hetero 19 (38.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (42.9) 1 (10.0) 19 (38.0)
JAK2 (MPD) + 16 (31.4) 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2.08 0.15 NS
Primary APA + 9 (12.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (33.3) 6 (37.5) 0 (0.0) 2.58 0.11 NS
Secondary APA + 9 (12.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3) 1 (33.3) 0.02 0.88 NS
Behçet’s disease + 2 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (66.7) 7 (43.8) 1 (33.3) 21.25  < 0.0001 HS
PNH + 2 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.62 0.43 NS

Sig: Significance; NS: Not significant; HS: Highly significant; HV: Hepatic vein; PV: Portal vein; IVC: Inferior vena cava; PC: Protein C; PS: Protein S; AT: Antithrombin; FVLM: Factor V Leiden mutation; PGM: Prothrombin gene mutation; MTHFR: Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase; JAK2: Janus tyrosine kinase-2; MPD: Myeloproliferative disorder; APA: Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; PNH: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.