Portosystemic shunt without surgery [PDF]
Objective. – To determine the effectiveness of the Palmaz balloon expandable stent for the creation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. The device is designed to achieve portal decompression in patients with variceal hemorrhage secondary
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The Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in the Treatment of Portal Hypertension: Current Status [PDF]
The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) represents a major advance in the treatment of complications of portal hypertension. Technical improvements and increased experience over the past 24 years led to improved clinical results and a ...
Dave Guérette +5 more
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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 +9 more
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Percutaneous transjugular portosystemic shunt: Commentary on the technical aspects of this new procedure [PDF]
No Abstract.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/38374/1/1840150334_ftp ...
Marx, M. Victoria, Williams, David M.
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Portal hypertension, a known complication of liver cirrhosis, typically leads to variceal bleeding in the esophagus and stomach. However, ectopic varices can also occur outside the gastroesophageal region and may present with life-threatening massive ...
Saurabh Kumar +3 more
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Abstract Creation of a transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic stent shunt (TIPSS) was used as a rescue treatment for patients with variceal bleeding refractory to standard medical and endoscopic treatment. Over a 2-year period 242 episodes of variceal bleeding were treated and emergency shunting was performed on 20 patients with ...
P A, McCormick +6 more
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Easy to say, hard to do. To the anniversary of two fundamental discoveries. Part 2 [PDF]
On the eve of the anniversaries of two historical events: the 145th anniversary of the experiments in which Eck's fistula was performed and the 55th anniversary of the successful clinical approbation of the selective distal splenorenal anastomosis, a ...
A. Yu. Anisimov
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Особенности развития и течения осложнений цирроза печени в зависимости от этиологического фактора [PDF]
ВАРИКОЗНОЕ РАСШИРЕНИЕ ВЕНГЕПАТИТ ВИРУСНЫЙ ЧЕЛОВЕКАЖЕЛУДОКПИЩЕВОДПОРТОСИСТЕМНЫЙ ШУНТ ХИРУРГИЧЕСКИЙЦИРРОЗ ...
Бабаджанов, А. Ф. +3 more
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Transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic stent shunting for control of acute and recurrent upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage related to portal hypertension. [PDF]
The insertion of a transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic stent shunt (TIPSS) was evaluated in 22 patients with recurrent upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage related to portal hypertension (bleeding from oesophageal varices 10, gastric varices six, portal hypertensive gastropathy six).
K J, Simpson +5 more
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Surgical portosystemic shunts versus devascularisation procedures for prevention of variceal rebleeding due to hepatosplenic schistosomiasis [PDF]
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medicine in Surgery Johannesburg, 2017Background: Surgical ...
Ede, Chikwendu Jeffrey
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