Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt compared with endoscopic treatment for prevention of variceal rebleeding: A meta-analysis.

GV, Papatheodoridis; J, Goulis; G, Leandro; D, Patch; AK, Burroughs

doi:10.1002/hep.510300316

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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt compared with endoscopic treatment for prevention of variceal rebleeding: A meta-analysis.

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Papatheodoridis GV

Goulis J

Leandro G

Abstract

Endoscopic treatment (ET) is frequently used to prevent variceal rebleeding but this still occurs in about 50% of patients. Recently, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) has been compared with ET in several trials. Using a meta-analysis, we evaluated randomized trials comparing TIPS...

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