[The usefullness of percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty in the management of budd-Chiari syndrome].

Background/aims: Membranous obstruction is the most common cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome in Orientals. Recently, percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty (PTBA) has been successfully applied as a treatment of membranous obstruction. We evaluated etiologies and clinical manifestations in our cases and the usefulness of PTBA.