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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2022; 28(31): 4467-4470
Published online Aug 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i31.4467
Published online Aug 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i31.4467
Influence of different portal vein branches on hepatic encephalopathy during intrahepatic portal shunt via jugular vein
Xin Yao, Sheng He, Meng Wei, Jian-Ping Qin, Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610083, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: All authors wrote and edited the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Jian-Ping Qin, MD, Chief Doctor, Doctor, Department of Gastr
Received: February 11, 2022
Peer-review started: February 11, 2022
First decision: April 5, 2022
Revised: April 7, 2022
Accepted: July 22, 2022
Article in press: July 22, 2022
Published online: August 21, 2022
Processing time: 186 Days and 1.8 Hours
Peer-review started: February 11, 2022
First decision: April 5, 2022
Revised: April 7, 2022
Accepted: July 22, 2022
Article in press: July 22, 2022
Published online: August 21, 2022
Processing time: 186 Days and 1.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This Letter to the Editor aims to analyse the effect of establishing a shunt in the left or right portal vein branch in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt on the incidence of postoperative hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension. Based on preliminary clinical experience, it is thought that there is no difference in the incidence of hepatic encephalopathy among patients regardless of the use of a COOK bare stent or Viatorr stent with an inner diameter of 8 mm if a shunt is established in the left or right portal vein branch.