Influence of the secondary deployment of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent grafts on maintenance of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt patency
2011
Abstrakt
To evaluate the effects of secondary deployment of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)-covered stent grafts in the treatment of dysfunctional transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPSs) in comparison with other common approaches (conventional angioplasty or implantation of bare metal stents). In the treatment of dysfunctional TIPS, better patency after the intervention was obtained by deploying dedicated ePTFE-covered stent grafts in comparison with conventional angioplasty, bare metal stents, and nondedicated ePTFE-covered stents.