Use of balloon-expandable stents in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in cases of Wallstent endoprosthesis technical failure and revision of shunt stenosis.

摘要

Thirteen patients underwent placement of a balloon-expandable stent either at initial transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation (n = 3) because of immediate technical failure of the Wallstent or at shunt revision because of failure of the Wallstent to reduce the portosystemic gradient