Research progress in interventional therapy for treatment of Budd-Chiari syndrome

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is an infrequent disease with multiple causes. Its clinical manifestations could be asymptomatic, chronic or fulminant. The treatment strategy for BCS should be taken step by step basing on the patient's condition. In recent years, endovascular interventional therapy technology has developed rapidly, relying on its advantages such as safe and minimally invasive, it has became the first treatment choice for BCS. Among them, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and endovascular stent implantation (ESI) and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) gradually play an important role in the treatment for BCS. This article will review the research progress of interventional therapy for BCS. Key words: Budd-Chiari syndrome; interventional therapy; balloon; stent; portal shunt; research progress