Decrease in Portal Hepatic Pressure Gradient Related to Shunts
A reduction in hepatic PPG soon after implantation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt was associated with improved ascites control at 6 weeks in a study published in Hepatology.
Nordrhein Westfalen Alexander Queck Louise Schwierz Neeral Shah University Of Virginia University Hospital Frankfurt Germany
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