Research Article

The Pull-Through Technique for Recanalization of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Dysfunction

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the patients.

No.Age/sexTIPS indicationEtiologyPrimary patency (months)Symptoms of TIPS dysfunctionStent typeMultiple revisionPrevious ascitesPrevious HESerum albumin (g/L)Serum bilirubin (mmol/L)Serum creatinine (mmol/L)PT (s)Child-Pugh score

126/FAscitesBCS7AscitesCovered+bareNoYesNo33.233.56717.28
267/MVariceal bleedingHBV11BleedingCovered+bareYesNoNo3021.645157
338/MVariceal bleedingPAPS7BleedingCovered+bareNoNoNo37.514.58017.77
462/MVariceal bleedingHBV11BleedingCovered+bareNoNoNo25.47.46516.78
547/MVariceal bleedingHBV18BleedingCovered+bareYesNoYes36.7699215.38
646/MVariceal bleedingHBV9BleedingCovered+bareNoNoNo35.616.76114.66
754/FVariceal bleedingHBV8BleedingCovered+bareNoYesNo33.626.35615.47
864/FVariceal bleedingHBV11BleedingCoveredNoNoNo33.821.66421.18
971/MVariceal bleedingHCV12BleedingCoveredNoYesYes37.219.712014.68
1067/MVariceal bleedingHBV11BleedingCovered+bareNoNoNo36.5136315.16
1154/MAscitesHBV10AscitesCovered+bareNoYesNo36.7807918.49
1259/FVariceal bleedingHBV9BleedingCovered+bareNoNoNo31.7225012.56
1360/MVariceal bleedingHBV13BleedingCoveredNoNoNo40.410.76012.25
1441/MVariceal bleedingHBV8BleedingCovered+bareNoNoYes33.6119919.29

Angioplasty; bare stent implanted; BCS = Budd-Chiari syndrome; HBV = hepatitis B virus infection; HCV = hepatitis C virus infection; PAPS = primary arterio-portal shunts; PT = prothrombin time.