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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt procedure: efficacy of 10-mm versus 12-mm Wallstents.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8637983     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To compare results of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement with 10- and 12-mm Wallstents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-six TIPS procedures in 47 patients were retrospectively reviewed. Wallstents that were 10 mm in diameter were used in 23 patients, and those that were 12 mm in diameter were used in 23 patients. Immediate results were compared, which included initial portosystemic gradient and Doppler measurements of blood flow velocity through the shunt at 1 day. Long-term patency and velocities were also assessed. RESULTS: TIPS were successfully created in 46 of 47 patients (98%). In one patient in the 10-mm group, the portal vein could not be accessed. When compared with TIPS in the 10-mm group, TIPS placed in the 12-mm group required dilation to larger diameters (mean, 11.1 vs 9.2 mm; P < .0001) to achieve an identical target gradient of 10 mm Hg and exhibited lower 1-day velocities (mean, 1.3 m/sec vs 1.7 m/sec; P < .03). The 1-day occlusion rate was 17% (four of 23 patients) in the 12-mm group versus 0% in the 10-mm group (P < .02). Patient survival was statistically significantly less in the 12-mm group (P < .03). CONCLUSION: Twelve-millimeter Wallstents yield statistically significantly poorer short- and long-term results in TIPS procedures. This is most likely due to the decreased radial strength of the larger stent, which is 50% less than that of the 10-mm stent.
Authors:
J Kuhn-Fulton; S O Trerotola; V J Harris; J J Snidow; M S Johnson; M A Carey; X H Zhou; L Lumeng
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology     Volume:  199     ISSN:  0033-8419     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiology     Publication Date:  1996 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-07-11     Completed Date:  1996-07-11     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401260     Medline TA:  Radiology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  658-64     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-5253, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Jugular Veins
Life Tables
Male
Middle Aged
Portal System / ultrasonography
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / instrumentation*,  methods,  mortality,  statistics & numerical data
Portography
Radiography, Interventional / instrumentation,  methods,  statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
Stents* / statistics & numerical data

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