Treatment Options For Budd-Chiari Syndrome

Inserting A Stent

Inserting a stent can be useful for patients with less severe forms of Budd-Chiari syndrome. The procedure is often performed at the same time as angioplasty, and it can also be done on its own. Stents are tubes made of a special type of wire mesh, and they help clear blocked vessels and keep them open for blood flow. Stents are considered a more permanent solution than balloons. To insert stents, doctors use a local anesthetic to numb an area of the groin. A catheter with a stent is fed through a vessel in the groin and advanced until it reaches an area of blockage. The stent is then placed in the blocked area to allow it to reopen. Doctors use x-rays and other imaging studies during the procedure to guide the catheter to the correct location. Stents can sometimes cause complications, which include blood clots, infections in the area where the stent was placed, and bleeding. Occasionally, the stent may fail, allowing the vessel to narrow or become blocked again.

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