ePTFE-TIPS vs repetitive LVP plus albumin for the treatment of refractory ascites in patients with cirrhosis.
Theresa A BucsicsSophie HoffmanJohanna GrünbergerMaria SchoderWolfgang MatzekAlexander StadlmannMattias MandorferPhilipp SchwablArnulf FerlitschMarkus Peck-RadosavljevicMichael TraunerJosef KarnerFranz KarnelThomas ReibergerPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)
ePTFE-TIPS results in superior control of ascites without increasing the risk for overt HE as compared to LVP+A. Although ePTFE-TIPS improved 1-year survival in cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites, its use was not independently associated with transplant-free survival.