Open AccessH-Graft Portacaval Shunts Versus TIPS
Author(s) -
Alexander S. Rosemurgy,
Mark Bloomston,
W. Edwin Clark,
Donald Thometz,
Emmanuel E. Zervos
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000151884.67600.b6
Subject(s) - medicine , shunting , portacaval shunt , randomization , surgery , survival analysis , overall survival , survival rate , shunt (medical) , randomized controlled trial , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , portal hypertension
To report long-term outcome of patients undergoing prosthetic 8-mm H-graft portacaval shunts (HGPCS) or TIPS and to compare actual with predicted survival data.