2021
North American Practice-Based Recommendations for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts in Portal Hypertension
Boike JR, Thornburg BG, Asrani SK, Fallon MB, Fortune BE, Izzy MJ, Verna EC, Abraldes JG, Allegretti AS, Bajaj JS, Biggins SW, Darcy MD, Farr MA, Farsad K, Garcia-Tsao G, Hall SA, Jadlowiec CC, Krowka MJ, Laberge J, Lee EW, Mulligan DC, Nadim MK, Northup PG, Salem R, Shatzel JJ, Shaw CJ, Simonetto DA, Susman J, Kolli KP, VanWagner LB, Consortium A. North American Practice-Based Recommendations for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts in Portal Hypertension. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 20: 1636-1662.e36. PMID: 34274511, PMCID: PMC8760361, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPortal hypertensionTIPS creationInterventional radiologistsTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creationPrevention of complicationsIntrahepatic portosystemic shuntCrucial therapeutic optionPortosystemic Shunt CreationPractice-based recommendationsUse of TIPSTIPS indicationGastrointestinal bleedingHepatic hydrothoraxHepatic encephalopathySignificant morbidityPortosystemic shuntTherapeutic optionsTransplant surgeryConsensus statementTherapeutic decisionsHypertensionApproach groupTherapeutic approachesShunt creation
2009
Sclerosing peritonitis and mortality after liver transplantation
Mekeel K, Moss A, Reddy KS, Douglas D, Mulligan D. Sclerosing peritonitis and mortality after liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2009, 15: 435-439. PMID: 19326414, DOI: 10.1002/lt.21702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainAdultAscitesBacterial InfectionsCholestasisEndoscopy, Digestive SystemFatal OutcomeHumansIntestinal ObstructionLiver DiseasesLiver TransplantationMaleMalnutritionMiddle AgedParacentesisPeritonitisReoperationRisk FactorsSclerosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeVascular DiseasesConceptsLiver transplantationBowel obstructionRefractory ascitesBacterial peritonitisEnd-stage liver diseasePartial small bowel obstructionMassive refractory ascitesSmall bowel obstructionEpisodes of peritonitisSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisTime of transplantationAbdominal painBiliary obstructionLiver diseasePeritoneal dialysisInferior venaPeritoneal surfaceFibrous peelPeritonitisPatientsTransplantationAscitesObstructionComplicationsEpisodes