Upon reaching the liver, this is a crucial point since the patient's clinical symptoms are mostly related to the liver.
The medical record initially indicated that the patient had liver cirrhosis. In most late-stage cases, cirrhosis leads to a shrinking liver, but this patient's liver was unusually enlarged, suggesting it wasn't an early stage.
The cause is Budd-Chiari syndrome leading to congestive hepatomegaly. The doctors have reason to suspect that the patient's cirrhosis may be caused by Budd-Chiari syndrome, which is different from most cases.
The main etiology of Budd-Chiari syndrome is the obstruction of the hepatic veins and the upper segment of the inferior vena cava.
Observing the liver's shape and surface with laparoscopic and combining preoperative CT and other examination results, it is tentatively concluded that there are no tumors within the liver.
No doctor breathed a sigh of relief.
