Comparison of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Alone Versus TIPS Combined With Embolotherapy in Advanced Cirrhosis - Concepedia

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Comparison of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Alone Versus TIPS Combined With Embolotherapy in Advanced Cirrhosis

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2011

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Tianli Xiao, Lei Chen, Wensheng Chen, Baoyan Xu, Qingling Long, LI Rong-jun, Linming Li, Zhihong Peng, Dian-Chun Fang, Rongquan Wang

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Abstract

The results suggest that TIPS with embolotherapy cannot reduce the risk of rebleeding if PPG is less than 12 mm Hg after TIPS. PPG after TIPS is an independent predictor of rebleeding.

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