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TIPSS as a bridge to extrahepatic abdominal surgery: a case report

Severe portal hypertension in cirrhosis is a relative contraindication to major surgical intervention. Pre-surgical placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) can potentially reduce portal hypertension and the risk of intraoperative bleeding. Two patients in our service, wi...

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Autores principales: Kapeleris, Audrey Pamela, Venkatachalapathy, Suresh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9021974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35464893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omac029