Open AccessShunting branch of portal vein and stent position predict survival after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Author(s) -
Ming Bai
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).
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