Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a non-operative therapeutic option for the management of portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, recurrent ascites, Budd-Chiari syndrome. In view of the many issues surrounding the use of TIPS, in 1994 the US National Digestive Diseases Advisory Board convened a scientific conference to review the current data available and to establish the indications and contraindications for this procedure. However there are still unsolved problems especially short primary patency of the shunt due to intimal hyperplasia, which causes a reduction of the shunt lumen thus favoring a return of the portal hypertension with recurrent variceal bleeding. Several study were performed in the last years to evaluate the efficacy of covered stent in order to reduce shunt disfunction secondary to intimal hyperplasia. PTFE seems to be more efficient in the prevention of restenoses. In our experience more then 100 patients were treated with the Viatorr stent-graft. After a follow-up ranging from 1 to 50 months we reported a 1-year primary patency rate of 83.8%. However the use of the stent-graft is correlate with a high rate of hepatic hencefalopathy (46.6 %). In case of hepatic hencefalopathy refractory to the conventional medical therapy, TIPS reduction should be performed.

Stent graft in TIPS: Technical and procedural aspects [Stent-graft in TIPS: Aspetti tecnici e procedurali] / Fabrizio, Fanelli; F. M., Salvatori; M., Corona; A., Bruni; A., Pucci; E., Boatta; V., Dominelli; A., Conchiglia; Passariello, Roberto. - In: LA RADIOLOGIA MEDICA. - ISSN 0033-8362. - 111:5(2006), pp. 709-723. [10.1007/s11547-006-0068-6]

Stent graft in TIPS: Technical and procedural aspects [Stent-graft in TIPS: Aspetti tecnici e procedurali]

PASSARIELLO, Roberto
2006

Abstract

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a non-operative therapeutic option for the management of portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, recurrent ascites, Budd-Chiari syndrome. In view of the many issues surrounding the use of TIPS, in 1994 the US National Digestive Diseases Advisory Board convened a scientific conference to review the current data available and to establish the indications and contraindications for this procedure. However there are still unsolved problems especially short primary patency of the shunt due to intimal hyperplasia, which causes a reduction of the shunt lumen thus favoring a return of the portal hypertension with recurrent variceal bleeding. Several study were performed in the last years to evaluate the efficacy of covered stent in order to reduce shunt disfunction secondary to intimal hyperplasia. PTFE seems to be more efficient in the prevention of restenoses. In our experience more then 100 patients were treated with the Viatorr stent-graft. After a follow-up ranging from 1 to 50 months we reported a 1-year primary patency rate of 83.8%. However the use of the stent-graft is correlate with a high rate of hepatic hencefalopathy (46.6 %). In case of hepatic hencefalopathy refractory to the conventional medical therapy, TIPS reduction should be performed.
2006
covered stents; hepatic encephalopathy; portal hypertension; tips; viatorr
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Stent graft in TIPS: Technical and procedural aspects [Stent-graft in TIPS: Aspetti tecnici e procedurali] / Fabrizio, Fanelli; F. M., Salvatori; M., Corona; A., Bruni; A., Pucci; E., Boatta; V., Dominelli; A., Conchiglia; Passariello, Roberto. - In: LA RADIOLOGIA MEDICA. - ISSN 0033-8362. - 111:5(2006), pp. 709-723. [10.1007/s11547-006-0068-6]
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