Karadas, SCumhur, DABilge, GMehmet, BMustafa, K2020-12-142020-12-142014-04-01Karadas S., Cumhur D., Bilge G., Mehmet B., Mustafa K., -A case of Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with alveolar echinococcosis.-, JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, cilt.64, ss.465-7, 2014http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/27664Alveolar echinococcosis of the liver is caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Budd-Chiari Syndrome (BCS) is a hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction and involves abdominal pain, hepatomegaly and high-gradient ascites. A low-gradient ascites in connection with the Syndrome rarely occurs in case of alveolar echinococcosis of the liver. Here we report a 20-year-old man with the syndrome and low-gradient ascites due to a huge liver mass. Further diagnostic examination revealed alveolar echinococcosis of the liver. Diuretic agents and albendazole were used as palliative therapy in the case.ArticleWOS:00033331930002484897145309