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Current treatment options of refractory ascites in liver cirrhosis - A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2022
BACKGROUND Refractory ascites is a severe complication of liver cirrhosis and treatment options consist in large volume paracentesis, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, alfapump®, peritoneovenous shunt and permanent indwelling peritoneal ...
Berzigotti, Annalisa, G Rodrigues, Susana, Will, Valerie   +2 more
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Massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to ectopic varix in distal duodenum: a case report

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021
Duodenal ectopic varices (DEV) are an uncommon etiology of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and are associated with high mortality. Both the diagnosis and management of DEV are challenging.
Patrick Mallea, Aaron Allen, Maureen Kim Lynch, Elsbeth Jensen-Otsu, David Tompkins   +4 more
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Acute liver failure and infarction complicating TIPS placement

Radiology Case Reports, 2019
Here in we report a case of acute liver failure with hepatic infarction after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). An upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage patient with a medical history of alcoholic cirrhosis underwent a TIPS procedure. One
Guo-Ping Liu, MD, Mei-Ying Zhang, MD, Rui Xu, PhD, Cheng-Jian Sun, MD   +3 more
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Imaging-guided interventions modulating portal venous flow: Evidence and controversies [PDF]

, 2022
Portal hypertension is defined by an increase in the portosystemic venous gradient. In most cases, increased resistance to portal blood flow is the initial cause of elevated portal pressure.
Cannella R., Cauchy F., Douane F., Duran R., Rautou P. E., Ronot M., Tselikas L.   +6 more
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A rare case of Gynura-segetum-related hepatic sinus obstruction syndrome complicated with alcoholic liver disease

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Hepatic sinus obstruction syndrome (HSOS) is easy to be misdiagnosed or missed, and there is no unified and effective treatment for it. A patient was considered to have Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Yidan Gao, Xiangbo Zhang, Xiang Zhou, Jie Wang, Ling Gong, Gongying Chen   +5 more
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Lipopolysaccharide and toll-like receptor 4 in dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts [PDF]

, 2015
Surgical attenuation of a congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS) results in increased portal vein perfusion, liver growth and clinical improvement. Portal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is implicated in liver regeneration via toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 mediated
House, A K, Lipscomb, V J, Smith, K C, Tivers, M S, Wheeler-Jones, C P D   +4 more
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A Comparative Study of Ultrasonography and CT Venography in the Diagnosis of Budd‐Chiari Syndrome

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Budd‐Chiari syndrome (BCS) is characterized by hepatic venous outflow obstruction from the hepatic veins to the junction of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and right atrium. Ultrasound (US) and CT venography (CTV) are used as imaging techniques for the diagnosis of BCS, and We compared the diagnostic efficacy of the two modalities. The results showed that
Tiling Jiang, Mingyue Qu, Qian Zhang, Donghua Shen, Yan Liu, Baoshi Guo, Gong Wang   +6 more
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Life‐threatening airway obstruction due to retropharyngeal and cervicomediastinal hematomas following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt procedure for acute variceal bleeding in cirrhosis.

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
We report a case of life‐threatening airway obstruction due to retropharyngeal‐cervicomediastinal hematomas following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt or acute variceal bleeding in cirrhosis.
Long Li, Yong Chen
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Endovascular Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy

Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR, 2021
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and spontaneous portosystemic shunts (SPSS) may lead to new or worsening hepatic encephalopathy (HE), especially in patients with chronic liver disease.
Hieu Le, Siddhant Thukral, A. Michael Devane, Souheil Saddekni, Rakesh K. Varma   +4 more
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Retrospective Study of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement for Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension [PDF]

, 2020
Background and Aims: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is used for decompressing clinically significant portal hypertension. The aims of this study were to evaluate clinical outcomes and adverse events associated with this procedure ...
Bilhim, Tiago, Calinas, Filipe, Coimbra, Élia, Dantas, Eduardo, Martins, Américo, Santos, Sara, Veloso Gomes, Filipe   +6 more
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