title: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts versus surgical shunts: quality assessment and outcome analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waitches
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leef
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenblum
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lipton
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Metz
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D007601:Jugular Veins; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D016019:Survival Analysis