Efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) for controlling variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension
T Bucsics, M Diermayr, M Feldner-Busztin, P Schwabl, M Mandorfer, F Karnel, J Karner, B Angermayr, M Cejna, W Sieghart, A Ferlitsch, M Peck-Radosavljevic, T Reiberger · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 05
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Background and aims: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is used to control severe variceal bleeding (“early TIPS”) or for secondary failure to control bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of to control variceal (re)bleeding. Patients and Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, all adult patients undergoing TIPS implantation for the indication of variceal bleeding in two major centres in Vienna between 01.01.1994 and 31.08.2014 were included. Clinical endpoints (variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, orthot…
