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

open access: yesArchives 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 ...
KAJ Johansen   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

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

open access: yesBritish 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 ...
Masaru Miyazaki, Marc Antoine Allard
exaly   +3 more sources

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

open access: yesInternational 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Risk Factors for Bleeding of Fundal Varices in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

open access: yesGut and Liver, 2013
Background/AimsThe relationship between portal hemodynamics and fundal varices has not been well documented. The purpose of this study was to understand the pathophysiology of fundal varices and to investigate bleeding risk factors related to the ...
doaj   +1 more source

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