Small diameter shunts should lead to safe expansion of the use of TIPS

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is increasingly used worldwide to treat the complications of portal hypertension in patients with advanced cirrhosis. However, its use is hampered by the risk of causing hepatic encephalopathy and of worsening liver function. The reported haemodyn...
Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Autor*in:

Bosch, Jaume [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2020

Schlagwörter:

Cirrhosis

Portal hypertension

Ascites

Variceal bleeding

Hepatic encephalopathy

Rifaximin

Propranolol

Embolisation of portosystemic collaterals

Splenic artery embolisation

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Journal of hepatology - Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier Science, 1985, 74

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:74

DOI / URN:

10.1016/j.jhep.2020.09.018

Katalog-ID:

ELV005231116

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