Safety and efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt combined with palliative treatment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Figure 1 Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement procedures. Cases of portal hypertension with hepatocellular carcinoma underwent transarterial chemoembolization (A and B) first followed by TIPS (C and D). The tumor arterial supply was embolized and prominent gastroesophageal collateral vessels observed during the TIPS procedure were embolized with coils. TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

Figure 2 Survival times in two groups. Mean survival time was 43.7 mo in Group A and 31.8 mo in Group B. Median survival time was 50.0 mo in Group A and 33.0 mo in Group B. There was a significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.000, χ² = 35.605, log-rank test).