Contrast enhanced computed tomography and reconstruction of hepatic vascular system for transjugular intrahepatic portal systemic shunt puncture path planning

Table 1 Clinical data for 490 patients who underwent transjugular intrahepatic portal systemic shunt placement

Clinical factor	Number of patient
Gender
Male/female	388/102
Age (mean ± SD)	48.2 ± 13.7
TIPS indication
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding	440
Refractory ascites	22
Hepatorenal syndrome	20
Intractable pleural effusion	8
Cause of disease
Hepatitis B virus associated cirrhosis	307
Hepatitis C virus associated cirrhosis	22
Alcoholic hepatic disease	52
Autoimmune hepatic disease	17
Hepatitis B virus infection combined with other factors1	78
Cirrhosis of unknown cause	14

¹Other factors include alcohol consumption and schistosome infection.

Table 2 Incidence of complications related to the transjugular intrahepatic portal systemic shunt procedure n (%)

Complication	Number
Intraabdominal bleeding	3 (0.6)
Hepatic subcapsular hematoma	2 (0.4)
Puncture into
biliary tract	15 (3.1)
gallbladder	8 (1.6)
hepatic artery	12 (2.4)
Puncture through liver capsule	18 (3.7)