Smaller Diameter Covered Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Stents are Associated With Increased Survival

We studied effects of diameter of covered, self-expandable nitinol stents on survival times of patients with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - March 29, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Jonel Trebicka, Diana Bastgen, Jonathan Byrtus, Michael Praktiknjo, Sophia Terstiegen, Carsten Meyer, Daniel Thomas, Rolf Fimmers, Markus Treitl, Wulf Euringer, Tilman Sauerbruch, Martin R össle Source Type: research