Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in cirrhosis: An exhaustive critical update

作     者：Sasidharan Rajesh Tom George Cyriac Abby Philips Rizwan Ahamed Sandeep Kumbar Narain Mohan Meera Mohanan Philip Augustine 

作者机构：Division of Hepatobiliary Interventional RadiologyCochin Gastroenterology GroupErnakulam Medical CenterKochi 682028KeralaIndia The Liver Unit and Monarch Liver LabCochin Gastroenterology GroupErnakulam Medical CenterKochi 682028KeralaIndia Gastroenterology and Advanced GI EndoscopyCochin Gastroenterology GroupErnakulam Medical CenterKochi 682028KeralaIndia Anesthesia and Critical CareCochin Gastroenterology GroupErnakulam Medical CenterKochi 682028KeralaIndia 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第26卷第37期

页      面：5561-5596页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Early transjugular portosystemic shunt Preemptive transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt Portal hypertension Esophageal varices Gastric varices Refractory ascites 

摘      要：More than five decades after it was originally conceptualized as rescue therapy for patients with intractable variceal bleeding,the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt(TIPS)procedure continues to remain a focus of intense clinical and biomedical *** the impressive reduction in portal pressure achieved by this intervention,coupled with its minimally invasive nature,TIPS has gained increasing acceptance in the treatment of complications of portal *** early years of TIPS were plagued by poor long-term patency of the stents and increased incidence of hepatic ***,the diversion of portal flow after placement of TIPS often resulted in derangement of hepatic functions,which was occasionally *** the incidence of shunt dysfunction has markedly reduced with the advent of covered stents,hepatic encephalopathy and instances of early liver failure continue to remain a significant issue after *** has emerged over the years that careful selection of patients and diligent post-procedural care is of paramount importance to optimize the outcome after *** past twenty years have seen multiple studies redefining the role of TIPS in the management of variceal bleeding and refractory ascites while exploring its application in other complications of cirrhosis like hepatic hydrothorax,portal hypertensive gastropathy,ectopic varices,hepatorenal and hepatopulmonary syndromes,non-tumoral portal vein thrombosis and chylous *** has also been utilized to good effect before extrahepatic abdominal surgery to reduce perioperative morbidity and *** current article aims to review the updated literature on the status of TIPS in the management of patients with liver cirrhosis.