Clinical Study

Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for the Treatment of Portal Hypertension in Noncirrhotic Patients with Portal Cavernoma

Table 2

Technical details and follow-up results.

Patient numberTechnique success of TIPSStent brandStent placementHepatic encephalopathyTIPS dysfunction Survival (months after TIPS)

1NoAlive
2YesFluency10 × 60 mmNoNoAlive
3NoDead (5 days)
4YesFluency10 × 80 mmNoNoAlive
5YesFluency,
SMART
10 × 60 mm
10 × 60 mm
YesNoAlive
6YesFluency10 × 80 mmNoNoAlive
7YesFluency10 × 80 mmYesNoAlive
8YesFluency10 × 80 mmNoNoAlive
9YesFluency 8 × 80 mm × 2NoYesAlive
10YesFluency10 × 80 mmYesNoAlive
11YesFluency10 × 60 mm × 2NoYesDead (10 months)
12NoAlive
13YesFluency8 × 80 mmNoNoAlive
14NoDead (15 months)
15YesFluency10 × 60 mmNoNoAlive