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Intestinal varices: treatment with the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
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Radiology [Radiology] 1994 Apr; Vol. 191 (1), pp. 183-7. - Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- Purpose: To perform a retrospective evaluation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement for treatment of intestinal varices.<br />Materials and Methods: TIPS were placed in nine patients (six women and three men, aged 36-85 years [mean, 64 years]) with small- (n = 6) and large- (n = 3) intestinal varices. Six patients were actively bleeding at the time of shunt placement. One patient with colon cancer underwent prophylactic TIPS placement for variceal decompression before colectomy.<br />Results: The mean preprocedure portosystemic gradient of 26.8 mm Hg +/- 5.1 was reduced to 8.8 mm Hg +/- 2.9. Bleeding was controlled in all but one case, in which supplemental variceal embolization was required. Two patients died within 5 days of TIPS placement of preexisting multisystem failure. Three patients died of unrelated causes at 2, 6, and 7 months. The remaining patients were alive an average of 15 months after TIPS placement. There was no recurrent bleeding in any case.<br />Conclusion: TIPS placement is an effective method of decompressing intestinal varices.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0033-8419
- Volume :
- 191
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8134568
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.191.1.8134568