Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Budd-Chiari syndrome, characterized by abdominal pain, ascites and hepatomegaly, is a rare condition, caused by thrombotic hepatic venous outflow obstruction. Diabetes mellitus is associated with impairment of the coagulation and fibrinolysis pathway, suggesting its involvement in the pathogenesis of venous thromboembolism. There are few cases of patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus, reported in the literature.Case present...