title: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: is it the ultimate solution for refractory ascites?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blendis
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis