cirrhosis
Conditions
Interventions
6mm TIPS group:6mm covered stents TIPS
8mm TIPS group:8mm covered stents TIPS
Sponsors
The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Cirrhosis diagnosed by biopsy or at least two imaging methods(ultrasound, CT or MRI); 2) Moderate to severe esophageal gastric varices confirmed by gastroscopy with at least one episode of bleeding; 3) Aged between 60 to 80 years or with Child-Pugh grade of B/C (score<14); 4) Patients who sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) with Child-Pugh grade C(score>14); 2) TIPS recanalization; 3) Total bilirubin>85.8umol/L; 4) hepatocellular carcinoma or other malignancies; with severe critical organ failure or other diseases which can affect the survival rate; 5) refractory ascites or hepatorenal syndrome; 6) with cavernous transformation of the portal vein or diffuse intravascular thrombosis in the portal vein system; 7) liver transplantation candidates.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| rebleeding rate;shunt dysfunction rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PPG;cumulative survival rate;cumulative HE rate; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhuge Yuzheng
The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Outcome results
None listed