Long-term clinical outcomes in patients with viral hepatitis related liver cirrhosis after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt treatment

Abstract Background Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure has played a vital role in management of portal hypertension. Thus, we aimed to investigate the natural history, long-term clinical outcome, predictors of survival in viral hepatitis related cirrhotic patients post-TI...

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Main Authors: Dengke Teng, Hao Zuo, Lin Liu, Jinghui Dong, Lei Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-018-1067-7