Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS) is caused by obstruction of hepatic venous outflow at any level from the small hepatic veins to the junction of the inferior vena cava (IVC) with the right atrium ...

Conditions involving the IVC usually involve an obstruction (blockage) and may be referred to as inferior vena cava syndrome (IVCS). This describes a sequence of signs and symptoms resulting from ...

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) occurs as a result of obstruction of hepatic venous outflow at any level from the small hepatic veins to the junction of the inferior vena cava with the right atrium.

is a condition that arises when the superior vena cava (SVC), a major vein that carries blood from the head, neck, and upper body back to the heart, becomes obstructed. This obstruction can lead ...

Gestational edema occurs in late pregnancy secondary to increased venous congestion in the legs caused by pressure exerted mechanically by the uterus onto the inferior vena cava and iliac veins.