Open AccessComparison of a new stent and Wallstent for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in a porcine model
Author(s) -
GaoJun Teng,
Bettmann Ma,
Hoopes Pj,
Yang Li
Publication year - 2001
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.v7.i1.74
Subject(s) - stent , medicine , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , balloon , shunt (medical) , nuclear medicine , radiology , portal hypertension , surgery , cirrhosis
To evaluate a new balloon-expandable stainless steel stent (Cordis stent) in a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) porcine model and compared with Wallstent.