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

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the patients.

No.	Age/sex	TIPS indication	Etiology	Primary patency (months)	Symptoms of TIPS dysfunction	Stent type	Multiple revision	Previous ascites	Previous HE	Serum albumin (g/L)	Serum bilirubin (mmol/L)	Serum creatinine (mmol/L)	PT (s)	Child-Pugh score
1	26/F	Ascites	BCS	7	Ascites	Covered+bare	No	Yes	No	33.2	33.5	67	17.2	8
2	67/M	Variceal bleeding	HBV	11	Bleeding	Covered+bare	Yes	No	No	30	21.6	45	15	7
3	38/M	Variceal bleeding	PAPS	7	Bleeding	Covered+bare	No	No	No	37.5	14.5	80	17.7	7
4	62/M	Variceal bleeding	HBV	11	Bleeding	Covered+bare	No	No	No	25.4	7.4	65	16.7	8
5	47/M	Variceal bleeding	HBV	18	Bleeding	Covered+bare	Yes	No	Yes	36.7	69	92	15.3	8
6	46/M	Variceal bleeding	HBV	9	Bleeding	Covered+bare	No	No	No	35.6	16.7	61	14.6	6
7	54/F	Variceal bleeding	HBV	8	Bleeding	Covered+bare	No	Yes	No	33.6	26.3	56	15.4	7
8	64/F	Variceal bleeding	HBV	11	Bleeding	Covered	No	No	No	33.8	21.6	64	21.1	8
9	71/M	Variceal bleeding	HCV	12	Bleeding	Covered	No	Yes	Yes	37.2	19.7	120	14.6	8
10	67/M	Variceal bleeding	HBV	11	Bleeding	Covered+bare	No	No	No	36.5	13	63	15.1	6
11	54/M	Ascites	HBV	10	Ascites	Covered+bare	No	Yes	No	36.7	80	79	18.4	9
12	59/F	Variceal bleeding	HBV	9	Bleeding	Covered+bare	No	No	No	31.7	22	50	12.5	6
13	60/M	Variceal bleeding	HBV	13	Bleeding	Covered	No	No	No	40.4	10.7	60	12.2	5
14	41/M	Variceal bleeding	HBV	8	Bleeding	Covered+bare	No	No	Yes	33.6	11	99	19.2	9

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.