Living Donor Liver Transplantation with Left Lobe for Budd-Chiari Syndrome - A Challenging Procedure

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) represents a rare medical entity which has an estimated incidence of 0.1 to 10 people per million every year. It is defined by the obstruction of the flow in the inferior vena cava or the hepatic veins. Various classifications have been proposed. So, it can be acute or chronic and primary or secondary. The chronic form is more frequent and is characterized by signs of portal hypertension. Liver transplantation is the ultimate therapeutic management of Budd-Chiari syndrome. Primary BCS is mostly a result of hematological disorders and hypercoagulable conditions. Secondary BCS appears due to invasion or extrinsic pressure of the veins from various reasons, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver abscesses and cysts. We presented a rare case of a young lady with Budd Chiari syndrome and IVC thrombosis who were transplanted with hepatic left lobe from her sister.