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TIPS: 25 years later.

Martin Rössle
- 01 Nov 2013 - 
- Vol. 59, Iss: 5, pp 1081-1093
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In the 25 years since the first TIPS intervention has been performed, technical standards, indications, and contraindications have been set up and TIPS has gained increasing acceptance in the treatment of the various complications of portal hypertension and vascular diseases of the liver.
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This article is published in Journal of Hepatology.The article was published on 2013-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 297 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Portal vein thrombosis & Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with transhepatic portal vein puncture guided by ultrasound: a technical alternative.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the portal transhepatic puncture guided by the abdominal ultrasound is an effective and safe procedure and results in time of execution, time of fluoroscopy and radiation dose below the current reference values of the conventional procedure.
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Percutaneous radiological interventions of the portal vein: a comprehensive review

TL;DR: A detailed illustrative review of the various radiological portal vein interventions is presented, namely for primary pathologies of the portal vein, for inducing liver hypertrophy or to treat the sequelae of portal hypertension among others.
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Anticoagulation after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for portal hypertension: A systematic review and meta analysis

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors conducted a meta-analysis to assess the safety and efficacy of anticoagulation for patients with portal hypertension following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).
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How Controlled is the Expansion of VIATORR CX?

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Nutritional Effects of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt–An Often Neglected Benefit?: 328

TL;DR: In this article, the nutritional effects of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement in cirrhotics were investigated in 12 patients.
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A model to predict survival in patients with end‐stage liver disease

TL;DR: The MELD scale is a reliable measure of mortality risk in patients with end‐stage liver disease and suitable for use as a disease severity index to determine organ allocation priorities in patient groups with a broader range of disease severity and etiology.
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A model to predict poor survival in patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts.

TL;DR: This Mayo TIPS model may predict early death following elective TIPS for either prevention of variceal rebleeding or for treatment of refractory ascites, superior to both the Child‐Pugh classification and the Child-Pugh score in predicting survival.
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Revising consensus in portal hypertension: Report of the Baveno V Consensus Workshop on methodology of diagnosis and therapy in Portal Hypertension

TL;DR: A Baveno V workshop was held on May 21–22, 2010, attended by many of the experts responsible for most of the major achievements of the last years in this field, and produced consensus statements on some important points, although some issues remained unsettled.
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A model to predict survival in patients with end-stage liver disease

TL;DR: The MELD scale is a reliable measure of mortality risk in patients with end-stage liver disease and suitable for use as a disease severity index to determine organ allocation priorities in patient groups with a broader range of disease severity and etiology.
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Early Use of TIPS in Patients with Cirrhosis and Variceal Bleeding

TL;DR: In patients with cirrhosis who were hospitalized for acute variceal bleeding and at high risk for treatment failure, the early use of TIPS was associated with significant reductions in treatment failure and in mortality.
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