Treatment Options For Budd-Chiari Syndrome

Liver Transplant

A liver transplant is typically the last resort for most patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome. Patients may be able to receive a new liver from a living donor, which makes it more likely they will find a match and thus receive a transplant more easily. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia, and patients will have a lengthy recovery period. Immediately after the operation, they will be moved to the intensive care unit for two or three days. They will then spend a further ten days in a general ward in the hospital before being allowed home. Once at home, patients will continue to recover, and most patients generally make a complete recovery in approximately three months. Patients who undergo a liver transplant will need regular monitoring throughout their lives, and they will have to take lifelong anti-rejection medication.