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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2012; 18(48): 7341-7347
Published online Dec 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7341
Published online Dec 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7341
Table 2 Comparison of cause of death and post-operative severe complications between two groups
| TIPS group | ET group | |
| Cause of death | ||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 3 | 9 |
| Liver failure | 4 | 6 |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 0 | 1 |
| Infection | 1 | 0 |
| Post-operative severe complications | ||
| Fever | 2 | 2 |
| Spontaneous peritonitis | 0 | 2 |
| Hepatorenal syndrome | 0 | 1 |
| Acute peritonitis | 0 | 1 |
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Citation: Xue H, Zhang M, Pang JX, Yan F, Li YC, Lv LS, Yuan J, Palikhe M, Li WZ, Wang ZL. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
vs endoscopic therapy in preventing variceal rebleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(48): 7341-7347 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i48/7341.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7341