A Comparison Of Treatment With Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Or Distal Splenorenal Shunt In The Management Of Variceal Bleeding Prior To Liver Transplantation
Abouljoud M, Levy M, Rees C, Diamond N, Lee S, Mulligan D, Goldstein R, Husberg B, Gonwa T, Klintmalm G. A Comparison Of Treatment With Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Or Distal Splenorenal Shunt In The Management Of Variceal Bleeding Prior To Liver Transplantation. Transplantation 1995, 59: 226-229. PMID: 7839445, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199501270-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntDistal splenorenal shuntIntrahepatic portosystemic shuntDSRS groupVariceal bleedingLiver transplantationSurgical shuntsSplenorenal shuntLiver diseasePortosystemic shuntTIPS groupRole of TIPSPrevious transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntEnd-stage liver diseaseChild-Pugh C patientsIntraoperative hemodynamic measurementsSubsequent transplant procedureAdvanced liver diseaseLiver transplant candidatesLiver transplant recipientsRecurrent variceal bleedingGroup of patientsFirst-line managementBlood flow measurementsComparison of treatments