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History of Hepatic Encephalopathy Is Not a Contraindication to Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement for Refractory Ascites

The outcomes of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement in patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) are controversial. We studied the relationship of pre-TIPS HE in patients undergoing TIPS for refractory ascites on all-cause mortality and development of post-TIPS HE. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Saab, Sammy, Zhao, Matthew, Asokan, Ishan, Yum, Jung Jun, Lee, Edward Wolfgang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8323801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34333500
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/ctg.0000000000000378