The underdilation of nitinol stents at TIPS implantation: Solution or illusion?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.01.032
Abstract: PURPOSE This study investigates the behaviour of self-expanding nitinol stents at the time of TIPS-implantation and thereafter. METHODS Hundred consecutive patients with cirrhosis receiving a TIPS revision were included. The smallest stent diameter was measured… read more here.
Keywords: tips implantation; stent diameter; nitinol stents; underdilation ... See more keywords
Refining prediction of survival after TIPS with the novel Freiburg index of post-TIPS survival.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.01.023
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIM TIPS implantation is an effective and safe treatment for complications of portal hypertension. Prediction of survival is important in these patients as they constitute a high-risk population per se. Therefore, the aim… read more here.
Keywords: tips implantation; freiburg index; prediction survival; survival ... See more keywords