Association of smaller-diameter underdilation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt stents with improved long-term survival: A propensity score-matched study

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2026; 32(45): 121243
Published online Dec 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.121243

Table 2 Outcome events before and after propensity score matching, n (%)

Variables	Before PSM			After PSM
Variables	≤ 6 mm (n = 90)	≥ 7 mm (n = 102)	P value	≤ 6 mm (n = 78)	≥ 7 mm (n = 78)	P value
OHE			0.748			0.355
Yes	22 (24.4)	27 (26.5)		17 (21.8)	22 (28.2)
No	68 (75.6)	75 (73.5)		61 (78.2)	56 (71.8)
Rebleeding			0.444			0.632
Yes	13 (14.4)	11 (10.8)		11 (14.1)	9 (11.5)
No	77 (85.6)	91 (89.2)		67 (85.9)	69 (88.5)
Shunt dysfunction			0.274			0.148
Yes	5 (5.6)	10 (9.8)		4 (5.1)	9 (11.5)
No	85 (94.4)	92 (90.2)		74 (94.9)	69 (88.5)
Death			0.012			0.003
Yes	15 (16.7)	33 (32.4)		11 (14.1)	27 (34.6)
No	75 (83.3)	69 (67.6)		67 (85.9)	51 (65.4)

PSM: Propensity score matching; OHE: Overt hepatic encephalopathy.

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Citation: Zhang WQ, Li KJ, Yang F, Jiang GJ, Zhang L, Jiang H, Guo H, Li SW. Association of smaller-diameter underdilation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt stents with improved long-term survival: A propensity score-matched study. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(45): 121243
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Zhang WQ, Li KJ, Yang F, Jiang GJ, Zhang L, Jiang H, Guo H, Li SW. Association of smaller-diameter underdilation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt stents with improved long-term survival: A propensity score-matched study. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(45): 121243 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.121243]

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