[Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: indications, prevention and management of complications]
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Measurement of the Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient and Transjugular Liver Biopsy
Published on: June 18, 2020
Abstract:
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) was carried out in 140 cases of advanced cirrhosis with portal hypertension. The success rate of TIPS was 94.62%. The complication rate of TIPS was 16.15%, of which, 4.62% was TIPS procedure related including intraabdominal or intratheoracic bleeding and rebleeding of esophageal varices. The complication rate related to portosystemic shunt was 11.54% and the complications included encephalopathy and acute hepatic failure. The mortality of TIPS was 3.08% within one month following TIPS. 2.31% of patients died of hepatic failure and 0.77% died of rebleeding of varices.
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