Venous stent in liver transplant candidates: Dodging the top tip traps

Aude Merdrignac (1, 2) , Heithem Jeddou (1) , Pauline Houssel-Debry (3) , Erwan Flecher (4) , Michel Rayar (1, 5) , Karim Boudjema (1, 5)

1 Service de Chirurgie Hépatobiliaire et Digestive [Rennes] = Hepatobiliary and Digestive Surgery [Rennes]
2 Foie, métabolismes et cancer
3 CHU Pontchaillou [Rennes]
4 Service de chirurgie thoracique cardiaque et vasculaire [Rennes] = Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery [Rennes]
5 CIC - Centre d'Investigation Clinique [Rennes]

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an effective treatment for refractory ascites, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, or hepatorenal syndrome in liver transplant candidates..

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Hépatology and Gastroenterology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Surgery

Aude Merdrignac, Heithem Jeddou, Pauline Houssel-Debry, Erwan Flecher, Michel Rayar, et al.. Venous stent in liver transplant candidates: Dodging the top tip traps. Liver Transplantation, 2017, 23 (7), pp.972-975. ⟨10.1002/lt.24748⟩. ⟨hal-01558817⟩