Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2019; 25(43): 6430-6439
Published online Nov 21, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i43.6430
Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical data of retrospectively screened cohort
CharacteristicValue
Age155 (19, 54, 84)
Female28 (20.7)
Male107 (79.3)
Etiology of cirrhosis
Alcoholic114 (84.4)
NASH7 (5.2)
BCS4 (3.0)
Kryptogenic3 (2.2)
HCV2 (1.5)
PBC1 (0.7)
Autoimmune1 (0.7)
Hemochromatosis1 (0.7)
HBV1 (0.7)
Toxic1 (0.7)
Indications for TIPS
RA83 (61.5)
RVB38 (28.4)
HRS10 (7.5)
BCS3 (2.2)
Others1 (0.7)
Technique
MHV-RPV107 (79.3)
RHV-RPV15 (11.1)
LHV-LPV2 (1.5)
MHV-LPV1 (0.7)
Unknown10 (7.4)
Time with TIPS27 (0, 19, 148)
Revision
No revision105 (77.8)
1 revision28 (20.7)
More than 1 revision2 (1.5)
Indications for revision
Encephalopathy8 (26.7)
Low shunt flow8 (26.7)
Thrombosis14 (46.7)
End of follow-up
Loss to follow-up99 (73.3)
Death with TIPS20 (14.8)
Consecutive LTx17 (12.6)