Concurrent large spontaneous portosystemic shunt embolization for the prevention of overt hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS: A randomized controlled trial.

Yong LvHui ChenBohan LuoWei BaiKai LiZhengyu WangDongdong XiaWengang GuoQiuhe WangXiaomei LiJie YuanHongwei CaiJielai XiaZhanxin YinDaiming FanGuohong Han

Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2022)

In patients with cirrhosis treated with TIPS for variceal bleeding, concurrent large SPSS embolization reduced the risk for overt HE without increasing other complications. Concurrent large SPSS embolization should therefore be considered for prophylaxis of post-TIPS HE.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
risk factors
pulmonary artery
newly diagnosed
pulmonary arterial hypertension