Journal
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 2, Pages 699-706Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5645-2
Keywords
TIPSS; Gastric varix; Embolotherapy; Portal hypertension; Bleeding
Funding
- Beijing Hope Run Special Fund of Cancer Foundation of China [LC2015A01]
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ObjectivesTo assess the efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) with and without adjunctive embolisation in managing cardiofundal varices bleeding.MethodsThe retrospective study comprised 82 patients (54 men; mean age 53.9 years; mean Model of End-stage Liver Disease score 9.3) with cardiofundal varices bleeding who underwent TIPS creation from 2011 to 2015. Variceal rebleeding, the outflow tracts of varices, overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and post-procedure varices patency were assessed.ResultsGastrorenal shunt was present in 92.7% of patients (n = 76). Embolisation was performed in 67.1% of patients (n = 55). The 1- and 2-year variceal rebleeding rates in the TIPS combined with embolisation group were significantly lower than those in the TIPS alone group (3.8% and 13.4% vs 13.0% and 28.0%, respectively; p = 0.041). No significant differences between the two groups were found in the cardiofundal varices patency, overt HE or survival (p > 0.05).ConclusionsThe results suggest that TIPS combined with embolisation can reduce the risk of variceal rebleeding for patients with cardiofundal varices.
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