title: TIPS: safe, effective, better?
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Somberg
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000601:surgery; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000150:complications; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012008:Recurrence; D012449:Safety; D015607:Stents; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome