Association between non-variceal spontaneous portosystemic shunt and outcomes after TIPS in cirrhosis

Whether pre-existing nonvariceal spontaneous portosystemic shunts (SPSSs) in cirrhotic patients affect outcomes after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and whether they need to be closed remains unclear.

Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - June 5, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Chuangye He, Yong Lv, Zhengyu Wang, Wengang Guo, Jun Tie, Kai Li, Jing Niu, Luo zuo, Tianlei Yu, Xulong Yuan, Hui Chen, Qiuhe Wang, Haibo Liu, Wei Bai, Enxing Wang, Dongdong Xia, Bohan Luo, Xiaomei Li, Jie Yuan, Na Han, Ying Zhu, Jianhong Wang, Zhanxin Yi Tags: Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Source Type: research