Budd–Chiari syndrome is a condition caused by occlusion of the hepatic veins that drain the liver. It presents with the classical triad of abdominal pain ascites and hepatomegaly. Examples of occlusion include thrombosis of hepatic veins. It occurs in 1 out of a million individuals. The syndrome can be fulminant acute chronic or asymptomatic.
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