Partial spleen embolization reduces the risk of portal hypertension-induced upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients not eligible for TIPS implantation

INTRODUCTION: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a severe and life-threatening complication among patients with portal hypertension (PH). Covered transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is the treatment of choice for patients with refractory or recurrent UGIB despite pharmacologi...

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Autores principales: Buechter, Matthias, Kahraman, Alisan, Manka, Paul, Gerken, Guido, Dechêne, Alexander, Canbay, Ali, Wetter, Axel, Umutlu, Lale, Theysohn, Jens M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28494001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177401

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28494001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177401

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