Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS); review of initial experience at Aga Khan University Hospital [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively assess the therapeutic effectiveness and safety of transjugular intrahepafic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in patients with portal hypertension related complications.
Azeemuddin, Muhammad+5 more
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Radiological Intervention for Shunt Related Encephalopathy [PDF]
Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome that occurs in up to 30% of patients with cirrhosis. HE may be a consequence of pure liver failure, as in patients with fulminant hepatitis, or of the combination of liver failure and portal ...
Gioia S.+3 more
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Role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in the liver transplant setting [PDF]
Liver transplantation is currently the only curative therapy for patients with liver cirrhosis. Not all patients in the natural course of the disease will undergo transplantation, but the majority of them will experience portal hypertension and its ...
Cusi, Giulia+7 more
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Abstract Objective Clinical decision instruments (CDIs) could be useful to aid risk stratification and disposition of emergency department (ED) patients with cirrhosis. Our primary objective was to derive and internally validate a novel Cirrhosis Risk Instrument for Stratifying Post‐Emergency department mortality (CRISPE) for the outcomes of 14‐ and 30‐
Swetha Parvataneni+10 more
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Early Dynamics of Portal Pressure Gradient After TIPS Insertion Predict Mortality
The lack of increase in portal pressure gradients (PPG) within 24 h after TIPS implantation is associated with poorer outcomes. ABSTRACT Background Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement leads to a reduction in portal pressure and an improvement in survival in patients with recurrent and refractory ascites and variceal ...
P. A. Reuken+14 more
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Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (CARTO) for the Treatment of Portal Hypertensive Variceal Bleeding: Preliminary Results. [PDF]
ObjectivesTo describe the technical feasibility, safety, and clinical outcomes of coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO) in treating portal hypertensive non-esophageal variceal hemorrhage.MethodsFrom October 2012 to December 2013, 20 ...
Busuttil, Ronald+11 more
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ABSTRACT Background Estimated plasma volume status (ePVS) correlates with intravascular congestion and prognosis in patients with heart failure. The ePVS relationship with invasive hemodynamic profiling and clinical outcomes in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) remains unclear. Methods This single‐center retrospective cohort study included LC patients
Esteban Kosak Lopez+12 more
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Parallel Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt with Viatorr\u3csup\u3e®\u3c/sup\u3e Stents for Primary TIPS Insufficiency: Case Series and Review of Literature [PDF]
BACKGROUND Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) can alleviate complications of portal hypertension such as ascites and variceal bleeding by decreasing the portosystemic gradient.
Krohmer, Steven+3 more
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Idiopathic Portal Hypertension: a Rare Cause of Recurrent Hematemesis Melena [PDF]
Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) known as non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis (NCPF) is a constellation of liver disorders, in which liver cirrhosis is not present and the main clinical and pathological findings are encountered in the portal venous system.
Christine, G. (Griskalia)+1 more
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Transcaval Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt: Preliminary Clinical Results [PDF]
Objective To determine the feasibility of transcaval transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation in patients with unusual anatomy between the hepatic veins and portal bifurcation, and inaccessible or inadequate hepatic veins.
Blum+25 more
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