Budd-Chiari syndrome following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Patients with thrombophilic disorder while undergoing intra-abdominal surgery may develop splanchnic vein thrombosis which can have dire consequences. Here we report a case of a 38-year-old female who developed acute Budd-Chiari syndrome after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She had polycythemia vera which was not diagnosed before surgery. In this report we want to highlight presurgical evaluation of routine biochemical tests and ultrasonography suggestive of myeloproliferative disorders were missed which led to the Budd-Chiari syndrome. We recommend a meticulous look at the routine evaluation done prior to cholecystectomy is essential.

Prenatal diagnosis in a family at risk for beta-thalassemia and hemophilia A: an uncommon association.

beta-Thalassemia (thal) is an autosomal recessive disorder with a prevalence of 2-3% in Indians, while hemophilia A is X-linked with a prevalence of 1 in 5,000-10,000 male births. The chances of both these disorders being present together is extremely rare (1 in 250,000). We report an interesting consanguineous family from Western India with a combination of these two disorders, which was referred to us for prenatal diagnosis.