Budd-Chiari syndrome secondary to inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: report of a case with a 10-year follow-up

Abstract

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the liver is a rare benign tumor of unknown origin, it has the appearance of a malignant tumor but has a benign histology and clinical course. We report a case of a 63-year-old man diagnosed of IPT of the liver and followed for 10 years. During the clinical course, he developed a secondary Budd-Chiari syndrome, with a successful response to a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt over a 5-year follow-up period. © 2013 Arán Ediciones, S. L.