Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation for cirrhotic portal hypertension is well tolerated among patients with portal vein thrombosis.
Publication Date
2018
Journal Title
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) develops in cirrhotic patients because of stagnation of blood flow. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creates a low-resistance conduit that restores portal venous patency and blood flow.
AIM: The effect of PVT on transplant-free survival in cirrhotic patients undergoing TIPS creation was evaluated.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: A multicenter, retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent TIPS creation for cirrhotic portal hypertension was carried out. A Cox model with propensity score adjustment was developed to evaluate the effect of PVT on 90-day and 3-year transplant-free survival. A subgroup analysis examining mortality of those with superior and inferior PVT was also carried out.
RESULTS: A total of 252 consecutive TIPS creations were assessed, including 65 in patients with PVT. Survival of patients with high Model for End-stage Liver Disease scores (≥18) and PVT was not statistically different compared with patients with low Model for End-stage Liver Disease scores (
CONCLUSION: The presence of PVT does not impair the prognosis of patients following TIPS creation, particularly in patients with superior portal occlusion.
Volume Number
30
Issue Number
6
Pages
668-675
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Surgery
Additional Departments
General Internal Medicine
PMID
DOI
10.1097/MEG.0000000000001097
