Cirrhotic Patients With a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Undergoing Major Extrahepatic Surgery

John J. Kim, Narasimham L. Dasika, Esther Yu, Robert J. Fontana

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology · 2009 · 72 citations · 23 references

Abstract

Portal decompression via TIPS may allow selected cirrhotic patients to safely undergo major surgery with an acceptable rate of short-term morbidity and mortality.

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