Systematic review with meta-analysis: portal vein recanalisation and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for portal vein thrombosis.

Susana G RodriguesSebastian SixtJuan G AbraldesAndrea De GottardiChristoph KlingerJaime BoschIris BaumgartnerAnnalisa Berzigotti

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2018)

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for portal vein thrombosis recanalisation was highly feasible, effective, and safe. Cavernous transformation was the main determinant of technical failure. Additional catheter-directed thrombolysis was associated with higher risk of severe complications.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
pulmonary artery
early onset
risk factors
acute ischemic stroke
coronary artery
ultrasound guided
pulmonary hypertension