Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2013; 19(30): 5000-5005
Published online Aug 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.5000
Table 1 Patient demographics
CharacteristicsFluency endoprosthesisWallgraft endoprosthesisP value
Patients (n)3340
Age (yr)51.4 ± 5.750.2 ± 8.50.491
Sex (male/female)25/829/110.752
Etiology0.242
Hepatitis B2131
Alcohol74
Other55
Child-Pugh classification0.564
A68
B1925
C87
TIPS indication0.946
Variceal bleeding2531
Ascites65
Other24
Indications for TIPS dysfunction0.762
Abnormal US findings1215
Variceal bleeding1823
Ascites32
Table 2 Long-term outcome of patients
Fluency endoprosthesisWallgraft endoprosthesisP value
Patients (n)3340
Hepatic encephalopathy960.196
Variceal rebleeding7190.020
Shunt dysfunction
12 mo390.722
24 mo4150.039