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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2014; 20(23): 7523-7524
Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7523
Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7523
Hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement before TIPS for acute variceal bleeding
Xing-Shun Qi, Dai-Ming Fan, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
Xing-Shun Qi, Department of Gastroenterology, No. 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Shenyang 110045, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Qi XS conceived and drafted the paper; Fan DM revised this paper.
Correspondence to: Dai-Ming Fan, MD, PhD, Professor, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Fourth Military Medical University, 27 West Changle Road, Xi’an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. fandaim@fmmu.edu.cn
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Received: October 8, 2013
Revised: January 12, 2014
Accepted: March 4, 2014
Published online: June 21, 2014
Processing time: 255 Days and 21.7 Hours
Revised: January 12, 2014
Accepted: March 4, 2014
Published online: June 21, 2014
Processing time: 255 Days and 21.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: If hepatic venous pressure gradient could be measured before a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the treatment of acute variceal bleeding, the invasiveness of treatment strategy would be further decreased.