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To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in non-cirrhotic patients with symptomatic portal hypertension secondary to portal cavernoma.Our cohort includes 13 consecutive patients. Eleven were considered for Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement for complications not manageable by medical/endoscopic treatment and two because of...
The incidence of post-TIPS hepatic encephalopathy (HE) could be reduced by using stents with a small diameter. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of HE and the clinical efficacy of TIPS created with 8- or 10-mm PTFE-covered stents.Consecutive cirrhotics submitted to TIPS for variceal bleeding or refractory ascites were randomized to receive a 8- or 10-mm covered stent. As recommended...
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