Salvage transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for uncontrolled variceal bleeding in patients with decompensated cirrhosis

Azoulay, D; Castaing, D; Majno, Pietro; Saliba, Faten; Ichaï, P; Smail, A; Delvart, V; Danaoui, M; Samuel, D; Bismuth, H

doi:10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00185-4

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Title		Salvage transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for uncontrolled variceal bleeding in patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Authors		Azoulay, D Castaing, D Majno, Pietro Saliba, Faten Ichaï, P Smail, A Delvart, V Danaoui, M Samuel, D Bismuth, H show all authors [1 - 10]
Published in		Journal of Hepatology. 2001, vol. 35, no. 5, p. 590-7
Abstract		The place of transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt (TIPS) for variceal haemorrhage uncontrolled by sclerotherapy and medical treatment is still undefined. To investigate the outcome of early salvage TIPS for active uncontrolled variceal haemorrhage, and to identify the factors associated with mortality.
Keywords		Bilirubin/blood — Blood Transfusion — Esophageal and Gastric Varices/etiology/mortality/therapy — Female — Follow-Up Studies — Humans — Liver Cirrhosis/complications — Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic/complications — Male — Middle Aged — Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic — Recurrence — Sclerotherapy — Survival Analysis — Time Factors — Treatment Outcome
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00185-4 PMID: 11690704
Full text		Article (Published version) (107 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie
Research group		Hépatologie chirurgicale (327)
Citation (ISO format)		AZOULAY, D et al. Salvage transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for uncontrolled variceal bleeding in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. In: Journal of Hepatology, 2001, vol. 35, n° 5, p. 590-7. doi: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00185-4 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:38186