Endoscopic Treatment as the Rescue Therapy for Recurrent Bleeding after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)

Table 2

Detail of previous TIPS treatments.

Patient	Endoscopic sessions before TIPS	HE before TIPS	Pre-TIPS HVPG (mmHg)	Extraluminal collaterals	Stent type	Pre-TIPS gradient (mmHg)	Post-TIPS gradient (mmHg)	Stent stenosis/occlusion	Times of TIPS revision	HE after TIPS	Post-TIPS rebleeding-free time (d)
1	0	Absent	23	Absent	8 mm covered stent+10 mm bare stent	29	22	Stenosis	2	Absent	171
2	1	Absent	20	Absent	8 mm covered stent+11 mm bare stent	33	20	Absent	0	Absent	280
3	0	Absent	NA	Absent	8 mm covered stent+12 mm bare stent	29	24	Occlusion	4	Absent	459
4	0	Absent	NA	Absent	Unknown	NA	NA	Occlusion	0	Absent	454
5	0	Absent	NA	Present	8 mm covered stent+14 mm bare stent	21	14	Stenosis	0	Present	1263
6	1	Absent	NA	Present	Unknown	NA	NA	Occlusion	1	Present	134

HVPG: hepatic venous pressure gradient; NA: not available; HE: hepatic encephalopathy.