Open AccessShunting branch of portal vein and stent position predict survival after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Author(s) -
Ming Bai,
Chuang He,
Xingshun Qi,
Zifang Yin,
Jian Hong Wang,
Wenhong Guo,
Jing Niu,
Jie Xia,
Zhuo Li Zhang,
Andrew C. Larson,
Kai Wu,
Dai Ming Fan,
Guo Hong Han
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i3.774
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatic encephalopathy , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , stent , shunting , portal hypertension , shunt (medical) , surgery , encephalopathy , proportional hazards model , radiology , cirrhosis
To evaluate the effect of the shunting branch of the portal vein (PV) (left or right) and the initial stent position (optimal or suboptimal) of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).