The long-term efficacy of the intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for the treatment of bleeding anorectal varices in cirrhosis. A case report and review of the literature

Article Article scientifique Article The long-term efficacy of the intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for the treatment of bleeding anorectal varices in cirrhosis. A case report and review of the literature eng 2001 author Ory Guillaume 829598 author Spahr Laurent François Joséph 33759 author Megevand Jean-Marie 33868 author Becker Christoph 101378 author Hadengue Antoine 30244 261-264 10.1159/000048871 11842284 0012-2823 In patients with portal hypertension and variceal hemorrhage, the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is indicated when drug therapy or endoscopic treatment fails to control bleeding. Ruptured esophageal or gastric varices are the most frequent causes of portal hypertension-related hemorrhage, but anorectal varices may also bleed. Although several case reports have proposed TIPS in this situation, the long-term results of this procedure have not been described. Aged Anal Canal/blood supply Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology/surgery Humans Liver Cirrhosis/complications Male Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic Rectum/blood supply Time Factors Treatment Outcome Varicose Veins/complications/etiology/surgery Dewey 616 Dewey 616.0757 Dewey 617 56 Département de médecine 221 57 Département de chirurgie 222 62 Département de radiologie et informatique médicale 227 false 79 Chirurgie viscérale 104 1329 Chirurgie viscérale (HUG) 240 Imagerie et radiologie interventionnelle du foie, des voies biliaires et du pancréas 316 Digestion 64 4 5ef5efa5-9ef4-445d-9add-0f517f473a06 Article (Published version) Restricted document.pdf 185486 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale

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