Open AccessTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for severe jaundice in patients with acute Budd-Chiari syndrome
Author(s) -
Fuliang He,
Lei Wang,
Hongwei Zhao,
Zhaoqing Fan,
Mengfei Zhao,
Shan Dai,
Zhendong Yue,
Fuquan Liu
Publication year - 2015
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.v21.i8.2413
Subject(s) - medicine , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , jaundice , budd–chiari syndrome , liver function , portal venous pressure , gastroenterology , bilirubin , portosystemic shunt , inferior vena cava , portal hypertension , angioplasty , surgery , occlusion , cirrhosis
To evaluate the feasibility of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for severe jaundice secondary to acute Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS).