Primary Budd-Chiari syndrome: outcome of endovascular management for suprahepatic venous obstruction.

Objective: Primary Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare form of hepatic venous outflow obstruction at the suprahepatic inferior vena cava (IVC), the hepatic veins, or both. We assessed our 4-year experience in the management of BCS to evaluate the results of our methods of care.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of a nonrandomized clinical trial conducted in three teaching hospitals.