Esophageal Stenting as Bridge Therapy to Direct Intrahepatic Portocaval Shunt for Refractory Variceal Bleeding
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DOI: 10.1002/hep.31519
Abstract: Variceal bleeding is the most severe complication of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis. Management of refractory variceal bleeding is a challenging but commonplace scenario, in which usual endoscopic therapies including variceal ligation and/or sclerotherapy… read more here.
Keywords: variceal bleeding; variceal; refractory variceal; esophageal stenting ... See more keywords
Salvage transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in patients with cirrhosis and refractory variceal bleeding: A systematic review with meta‐analysis
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DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12300
Abstract: Abstract Background Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) may be used as a salvage treatment in patients with cirrhosis and refractory variceal bleeding. Aim To synthesize the available evidence on the efficacy of TIPS in patients… read more here.
Keywords: patients cirrhosis; cirrhosis refractory; analysis; variceal bleeding ... See more keywords