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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2013; 19(37): 6131-6143
Published online Oct 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i37.6131
Table 2 Contraindications to placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
AbsoluteRelative
Congestive heart failurePortal vein thrombosis
Severe pulmonary hypertensionHepatocellular carcinoma
Severe systemic sepsisSevere coagulopathy
Unrelieved biliary obstructionHepatic encephalopathy
Severe tricuspid regurgitationObstruction of all hepatic veins


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