What constitutes liver failure after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation? A proposed definition and grading system

Background and rationale for the study. There is currently no definition of post-transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) liver failure (PTLF), which constitutes a barrier to standardization of TIPS results reporting and limits the ability to compare liver failure incidence across clinic...

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Main Authors: Ron C. Gaba, Janesh Lakhoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119306787