title: [Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: indications, prevention and management of complications].
abstract: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) was carried out in 140 cases of advanced cirrhosis with portal hypertension. The success rate of TIPS was 94.62%. The complication rate of TIPS was 16.15%, of which, 4.62% was TIPS procedure related including intraabdominal or intratheoracic bleeding and rebleeding of esophageal varices. The complication rate related to portosystemic shunt was 11.54% and the complications included encephalopathy and acute hepatic failure. The mortality of TIPS was 3.08% within one month following TIPS. 2.31% of patients died of hepatic failure and 0.77% died of rebleeding of varices.
authors: General Hospital of Nanjing Unit, Chinese People's Liberation Army.
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Wu
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Cao
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects