Preliminary Results of a New Expanded-Polytetrafluoroethylene—Covered Stent-Graft for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedures

Abstract

These results clearly show the feasibility of TIPS placement with the Gore TIPS endoprosthesis stent-graft and its improved patency compared with results in the literature for bare stents. These preliminary results must be certified further with randomized comparative trials between covered and noncovered TIPS stents.