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The Role of Percutaneous Transjugular Portosystemic Shunts

Author(s) -

Roy L. Gordon

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

hpb surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.561

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 1607-8462

pISSN - 0894-8569

DOI - 10.1155/1992/64526

Subject(s) - medicine , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , percutaneous , surgery , portal hypertension , cirrhosis

Zemel, G., Katzen, B.T., Becker, G.J., Benenati, J.F. and Sallee, D.S. (1991) Percutaneous trans]ugular portosystemic shunt. Journal of American Medical Association 266: 390-393. Objective. To determine the effectiveness of the Palmaz balloon expandable stent for the creation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. The device is designed to achieve portal decompression in patients with variceal hemorrhage secondary to portal hypertension. Design. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting was performed in eight patients during a 9-month period. Mean follow-up was 5 months. Patients. All patients had cirrhosis with portal hypertension and varices. Bleeding occurred in seven patients from esophageal varices and in one patient from

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