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Role of TIPS in Improving Survival of Patients with Decompensated Liver Disease

Liver cirrhosis is associated with higher morbidity and reduced survival with appearance of portal hypertension and resultant decompensation. Portal decompression plays a key role in improving survival in these patients. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts are known to be efficacious in r...

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Autores principales: Punamiya, Sundeep J., Amarapurkar, Deepak N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21994854
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/398291