Early use of TIPS for cirrhosis and variceal bleeding

N Engl J Med. 2010 Sep 30;363(14):1375; author reply 1376. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1008663.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / surgery*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery*
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / complications
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / classification
  • Liver Cirrhosis / surgery*
  • Patient Selection*
  • Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic*
  • Severity of Illness Index