Variable efficacy of TIPSS in the management of ectopic variceal bleeding: a multicentre retrospective study.
Rosalie C OeyKoos de WitAdriaan MoelkerTugce AtalikOtto M van DeldenGeert MaleuxNicole Stephanie ErlerR Bart TakkenbergRobert A de ManFrederik NevensHenk R van BuurenPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2018)
TIPSS provides long-term control of bleeding in most cirrhotic patients with EctVB. TIPSS is particularly effective in stomal EctVB, the most frequent cause of EctVB, but might not be as effective in duodenal EctVB.