Editorial
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2007; 13(29): 3918-3924
Published online Aug 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.3918
Table 4 Outcome of patients undergoing TIPS for veno occlusive disease
AuthoPatientsEtiologySeverity VODImprovement portal hypertensionEarly mortality (< 1 m)Late mortality (> 1 m)
Azoulay (2000)10BMTSevere10/105/104/5
Fried (1996)6BMTSevere6/64/61/2
Annarolo (2004)1BMTSevereyesAlive 3 yr f-up
Zenz (2001)3BMTSevere/modetate3/33/3-
Azoulay (1998)1KTxSevereyesAlive 36 mo f-up
Shen (1996)1Irradiation pelvisModerateyesAlive 5 mo f-up
Leny (1996)1BMTSevereyesyes-
De la Rubia (1996)1BMTModerateyesAlive 9 mo f-up
Smith (1996)1BMTSevereyesyes-
Meacher (1999)1BMTSevere-yesyes
Lerut (1999)1 among seriesLT-yes--
Sebagh (1999)1 among seriesLT--re-OLT