Results 1 to 10 of about 25,921 (141)

Transjugular Intrahepatic Portasystemic Shunt vs Surgical Shunt in Good-Risk Cirrhotic Patients [PDF]

Archives of Surgery, 2001
In good-risk patients with variceal bleeding undergoing portal decompression, surgical shunt is more effective, more durable, and less costly than angiographic shunt (transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic shunt [TIPS]).Retrospective case-control study.Academic referral center for liver disease.Patients with Child-Pugh class A or B cirrhosis with at ...
W S, Helton, R, Maves, K, Wicks, K, Johansen   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Outcomes of surgical shunts and transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic stent shunts for complicated portal hypertension

British Journal of Surgery, 2017
Abstract Background Transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic stent shunt (TIPSS), instead of surgical shunt, has become the standard treatment for patients with complicated portal hypertension. This study compared outcomes in patients who underwent TIPSS or surgical shunting for complicated portal ...
I, Hosokawa, R, Adam, M-A, Allard, G, Pittau, E, Vibert, D, Cherqui, A, Sa Cunha, H, Bismuth, M, Miyazaki, D, Castaing   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Surgical Shunting versus Transjugular Intrahepatic Portasystemic Shunting for Bleeding Varices Resulting from Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis: A Meta-Analysis

The American Surgeon™, 2010
Surgical shunting was the mainstay in treating portal hypertension for years. Recently, trans-jugular intrahepatic portasystemic shunting (TIPS) has replaced surgical shunting, first as a “bridge” to transplantation and ultimately as first-line therapy for bleeding varices.
Whalen, Clark, Jonathan, Hernandez, Brianne, McKeon, Desiree, Villadolid, Sam, Al-Saadi, John, Mullinax, Sharona B, Ross, Alexander S, Rosemurgy   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Off-label plug-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration of a giant gastrorenal shunt: A report of two cases

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2023
Plug-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration has been recognized as a safe and effective treatment modality for patients with gastric variceal bleeding.
Trong Binh Le, Minh Tuan Le, Dac Hong An Ngo, Ton Nu Hong Hanh Huyen, Thanh Thao Nguyen, Xuan Long Truong, Van Huy Tran   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Liver transplantation in patients with previous portasystemic shunt [PDF]

, 1990
Over a 9-year period, 58 patients who had previous portasystemic shunt procedures underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTx) under a cyclosporine-steroid immunosuppressive regimen.
Makowka, L, Mazzaferro, V, Starzl, TE, Stieber, AC, Todo, S, Tzakis, AG   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Distal Splenorenal Shunt for Portal Vein Thrombosis after Liver Transplantation [PDF]

, 1989
A 17‐yr‐oId female received a liver transplant for type I glycogen storage disease. A year later, when she experienced variceal gastrointestinal hemorrhage, an angiogram revealed thrombosis of the portal vein with hepatopetal collateral channels.
Esquivel, CO, Malatack, J, Marino, IR, Scantlebury, VP, Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE, Zajko, AB   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Laparoscopy in liver transplantation: The future has arrived [PDF]

, 2012
In the last two decades, laparoscopy has revolutionized the field of surgery. Many procedures previously performed with an open access are now routinely carried out with the laparoscopic approach.
Berloco, Pasquale Bartolomeo, Di Laudo, Marco, Frattaroli, Fabrizio Maria, Guglielmo, Nicola, Lai, Quirino, LEVI SANDRI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Melandro, Fabio, Rafael S., Pinheiro, Rossi, Massimo, Spoletini, Gabriele   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

In dogs undergoing extrahepatic portosystemic shunt attenuation, does pretreatment with levetiracetam reduce postoperative seizure incidence? [PDF]

, 2022
PICO question In dogs undergoing surgical attenuation of a congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt, does pretreatment with levetiracetam reduce the incidence of post attenuation seizures?
Connor Hawes, Kali Lazzerini
core   +2 more sources

Pancreatic hormones and amino acid levels following liver transplantation [PDF]

, 1987
Glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, peripheral insulin resistance and hyperglucagonemia are common in patients with advanced liver disease. These abnormalities in the plasma levels of the pancreatic hormones, insulin and glucagon have been thought to ...
Chisholm, Collins, Collins, Conn, Creutzfeldt, Dudley, Eriksson, Fath, Fischer, Hahn, Hamish, Johnston, Kam, Kenny, Limberg, Marchesini, Marchesini, Marchesini, Marchesini, Megysi, Morgan, Muller, Nielsen, Pearly, Reilly, Robertson, Schander, Sherwin, Sherwin, Soeters, Starzl, Starzl, Trinder   +32 more
core   +1 more source

Are TIPS Tops in the Treatment of Portal Hypertension? A Review on the Use and Misuse of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts [PDF]

, 2000
Complications of portal hypertension are the Achilles heel of end-stage liver disease. Although initially developed in the 1960s, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) have recently gained popularity for decompressing the portal vein in ...
Arun J Sanyal, Richard K Sterling
core   +5 more sources