Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for treatment of cirrhosis-related chylothorax and chylous ascites: single-institution retrospective experience.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
; 36(4): 992-7, 2013 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-23207657
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the efficacy and safety of the use of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation to treat cirrhosis-related chylous collections (chylothorax and chylous ascites).METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed data from four patients treated for refractory cirrhosis-related chylous collections with TIPS at our institution over an 8 year period.RESULTS:
One patient had chylothorax, and three patients had concomitant chylothorax and chylous ascites. There were no major complications, and the only procedure-related complications occurred in two patients who had mild, treatable hepatic encephalopathy. All patients had improvement as defined by decreased need for thoracentesis or paracentesis, with postprocedure follow-up ranging from 19 to 491 days.CONCLUSION:
TIPS is a safe procedure that is effective in the treatment of cirrhosis-related chylous collections.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ascite Quilosa
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Quilotórax
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Derivação Portossistêmica Transjugular Intra-Hepática
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Cirrose Hepática
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos