Don’t Shun the Shunt: Surgical Portosystemic Shunts in the Era of TIPS and Liver Transplantation

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  • Her-HsinTsai Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Hospital Trusts, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Rd, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire HU3 2JZ, UK

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https://doi.org/10.17140/lroj-3-e004

Abstract

Port-systemic shunt surgery has been on the retreat in the past 20-years with the advent of minimally invasive techniques like transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) and wider use of liver transplantation as the definitive treatment of end-stage liver disease.

References

Nazyrov FG, Devyatov AV, Babadjanov AK, et al. Comparisons between portosystemic shunting modalities in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Liver Res Open J. 2016; 2(1): 1-8. doi: 10.17140/LROJ-2-109 e1

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Published

2018-08-21

How to Cite

Her-HsinTsai. (2018). Don’t Shun the Shunt: Surgical Portosystemic Shunts in the Era of TIPS and Liver Transplantation. Liver Research, 3(1), e1. https://doi.org/10.17140/lroj-3-e004

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018): Volume 3 Issue 1 2018

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