This post is an answer to the Case – Dilated Abdominal Veins
A 55-year-old woman presented to the liver clinic with jaundice, months of progressive abdominal discomfort, and enlarged superficial veins on her abdomen. She had a history of hepatic sarcoidosis, diagnosed 6 years previously.
Clinical examination revealed jaundice, massive hepatomegaly, moderate splenomegaly, and dilated superficial veins, both above and below the umbilicus.
The cause of the dilated abdominal veins was Budd-Chiari Syndrome and caval obstruction.
