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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
Severe veno-occlusive disease (VOD) of the liver is a leading cause of mortality after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Vascular and parenchymal injuries account for acute portal hypertension and liver failure is frequently present. We describe the results of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for the management of VOD after BMT. TIPS was performed in 10 patients with histologically proven severe VOD. Portal hypertension was controlled by TIPS in all patients (mean hepatic venous pressure gradient before, 20 +/- 11 vs 6 +/- 5 mm Hg after TIPS, P < 0.01) without technical complications. Five patients with rapidly worsening VOD died within 10 days of TIPS without any improvement. The five remaining patients with less advanced disease showed improvement in various clinical and biological parameters. Four patients subsequently died. The lone survivor continues to do well with resolution of VOD 6 months after TIPS. TIPS can be performed safely and controls portal hypertension in VOD after BMT. Arguments from the present series and from eight previously reported cases favour earlier application of TIPS to obtain improved overall survival. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 25, 987-992.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
987-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for severe veno-occlusive disease of the liver following bone marrow transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, Villejuif, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article