Long-term patency and clinical outcome of the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt using the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene stent-graft.

Xuefeng LuoMing ZhaoXiaoze WangMingshan JiangJiaze YuXiao LiLi Yang

Published in: PloS one (2019)

This retrospective single-center experience with TIPS using the Fluency stent-grafts demonstrates good long-term patency and favorable good clinical results. Previous splenectomy strongly predicts shunt dysfunction.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
oxidative stress
cross sectional
coronary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension