Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Mar 6, 2021; 9(7): 1532-1542
Published online Mar 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i7.1532
Effects of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt using the Viatorr stent on hepatic reserve function in patients with cirrhosis
Xin Yao, Hao Zhou, Shan Huang, Shan-Hong Tang, Jian-Ping Qin
Xin Yao, Jian-Ping Qin, Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610083, Sichuan Province, China
Hao Zhou, Department of Gastroenterology, Fengjie County People's Hospital, Chongqing 404600, China
Shan Huang, Department of Digestive Medicine, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610083, Sichuan Province, China
Shan-Hong Tang, Department of Digestion, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610083, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Yao X performed the operation and wrote the paper; Zhou H performed the operation and collected the data; Tang SH collected and analyzed the data; Huang S performed the operation and analyzed the data; Qin JP participated in and guided the operation and finalized the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Hospital Ethics Committee.
Informed consent statement: The patients and their families were fully informed and provided written consent for surgery.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no competing interests.
Data sharing statement: The study protocol, statistical analysis plan, and de-identified participant data can be made available upon request for non-commercial purposes and after approval of a study proposal through a signed data access agreement. Proposals should be directed to jpqqing@163.com.
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Corresponding author: Jian-Ping Qin, MD, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, No. 273 Rongdu Road, Chengdu 610083, Sichuan Province, China. jpqqing@163.com
Received: July 28, 2020
Peer-review started: July 28, 2020
First decision: November 23, 2020
Revised: December 7, 2020
Accepted: December 23, 2020
Article in press: December 23, 2020
Published online: March 6, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: As transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation alters the hemodynamic status of the portal system, whether reduced portal blood supply affects the synthetic reserve function of the liver has been the focus of clinical attention. Since the Viatorr stent entered the Chinese market in 2015, it has not yet been widely used in clinical practice. Further, unlike other countries, the main cause of liver cirrhosis in China is viral hepatitis. Therefore, use of the Viatorr stent to establish a TIPS channel in patients with liver cirrhosis with differing etiologies is of great clinical interest. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting changes in liver reserve function after TIPS Viatorr stent implantation, and to find ways to reduce the occurrence of liver failure and improve long-term survival rates.