Yongjun Zhu1, Xiaoze Wang1, Xiaotan Xi1, Xiao Li2, Xuefeng Luo3, Li Yang4. 1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China. 2. Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.9 Dongdansantiao, Dongcheng District,, Beijing, 100005, China. 3. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China. luo_xuefeng@yeah.net. 4. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China. yangli_hx@scu.edu.cn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled variceal bleeding (VB) remains a great challenge for clinical treatment. Emergency transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a salvage procedure, but unsatisfactory clinical outcomes and a high incidence of complications have been reported. This study aimed to investigate the effect and safety of emergency TIPS performed in our institution during recent years. METHODS: Fifty-eight consecutive cirrhotic patients with uncontrolled VB who underwent emergency TIPS from March 2009 to November 2017 in our hospital were followed until the last clinical evaluation, liver transplantation (LT), or death. RESULTS: Overall, 5, 36, and 17 patients belonged to Child-Pugh class A, B, and C, respectively. TIPS was successfully performed in 57 (98.3%) patients at 89.5 h (mean) after initial bleeding. After TIPS, bleeding ceased in 52 (91.2%) patients, and 51 (89.5%) patients had a portal pressure gradient below 12 mmHg. Only one (1.8%) major procedure-related complication occurred without any clinical consequences, and no procedure-related deaths occurred. During follow-up, 55 hepatic encephalopathy (HE) episodes occurred in 19 (33.3%) patients, and the median time of the first HE episode was 3.1 months. Seven (12.3%) patients experienced shunt dysfunction after 8.7 months (median). The 6-week, 1-year, and 2-year variceal rebleeding rates were 10.5%, 17.1%, and 20.0%, respectively. The LT-free survival rates at 6 weeks, 1 year, and 2 years were 87.7%, 81.8% and 73.6%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Our study highlights the fact that emergency TIPS could be effective for patients with liver cirrhosis and uncontrolled VB with few potential complications.
BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled variceal bleeding (VB) remains a great challenge for clinical treatment. Emergency transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a salvage procedure, but unsatisfactory clinical outcomes and a high incidence of complications have been reported. This study aimed to investigate the effect and safety of emergency TIPS performed in our institution during recent years. METHODS: Fifty-eight consecutive cirrhotic patients with uncontrolled VB who underwent emergency TIPS from March 2009 to November 2017 in our hospital were followed until the last clinical evaluation, liver transplantation (LT), or death. RESULTS: Overall, 5, 36, and 17 patients belonged to Child-Pugh class A, B, and C, respectively. TIPS was successfully performed in 57 (98.3%) patients at 89.5 h (mean) after initial bleeding. After TIPS, bleeding ceased in 52 (91.2%) patients, and 51 (89.5%) patients had a portal pressure gradient below 12 mmHg. Only one (1.8%) major procedure-related complication occurred without any clinical consequences, and no procedure-related deaths occurred. During follow-up, 55 hepatic encephalopathy (HE) episodes occurred in 19 (33.3%) patients, and the median time of the first HE episode was 3.1 months. Seven (12.3%) patients experienced shunt dysfunction after 8.7 months (median). The 6-week, 1-year, and 2-year variceal rebleeding rates were 10.5%, 17.1%, and 20.0%, respectively. The LT-free survival rates at 6 weeks, 1 year, and 2 years were 87.7%, 81.8% and 73.6%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Our study highlights the fact that emergency TIPS could be effective for patients with liver cirrhosis and uncontrolled VB with few potential complications.
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