Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage, a major complication of portal hypertension
resulting from cirrhosis, accounts for 10 to 30 percent of all cases of bleeding from the upper …

The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an interventional treatment
resulting in decompression of the portal system by creation of a side‐to‐side portosystemic …

Background & Aims: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedures are
increasingly being used, but the relationship between the hemodynamic effects of TIPS and …

Background & Aims The first studies comparing covered stents (CS) and bare stents (BS) to
achieve Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) were in favor of CS, but only …

In patients with liver cirrhosis, implantation of a transjugular intrahepatic shunt (TIPS) leads
to reduction of portal pressure, but not of mortality compared with other therapies. The high …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the midterm clinical results and patency of transjugular
portosystemic shunts (TIPS) created with a commercially available expanded …

Variceal bleeding is one of the major complications of portal hypertension. Gastric variceal
bleeding is less common than esophageal variceal bleeding; however, it is associated with …

Background. A prospective study was performed to evaluate the early and late outcome after
elective cardiac surgery in patients with cirrhosis. Methods. All patients who underwent …

PERCUTANEOUS portosystemic shunts are sometimes needed in patients with very small,
angulated, or occluded hepatic veins. In these patients, creation of a standard transjugular …

PURPOSE: To report the results of a multicenter experience with the Viatorr expanded
polytetrafluoroethylene–covered stent-graft for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt …