title: Early use of TIPS for cirrhosis and variceal bleeding.
authors.forename: Konstantinos P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Economopoulos
authors.forename: Souzana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choussein
authors.forename: Theodoros N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Sergentanis
mesh_terms: D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic