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More than five decades after it was originally conceptualized as rescue therapy for patients
with intractable variceal bleeding, the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) …

Patients with cirrhosis are prone to develop acute kidney injury (AKI), a complication
associated with a markedly increased in-hospital morbidity and mortality, along with a risk of …

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an effective interventional procedure
to relieve portal hypertension, which is a main mechanism for the development of …

Portal hypertension is the cause of the clinical complications associated with cirrhosis. The
primary complications of portal hypertension are ascites, acute variceal bleed, and hepatic …

Background Patients with cirrhosis and ascites (and portal hypertension) are at risk of
developing acute kidney injury (AKI). Although many etiologies exist, hepatorenal AKI (HRS …

Cirrhosis transcends various progressive stages from compensation to decompensation
driven by the severity of portal hypertension. The downstream effect of increasing portal …

BACKGROUND Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a life-threatening condition among patients
with advanced liver disease. Data trends specific to hospital mortality and hospital …

Introduction Kidney is the most common extra-hepatic organ involved in patients with
advanced liver cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure. Hepatorenal syndrome-acute …

Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) occurs in patients with cirrhosis or fulminant hepatic failure
and is a kind of pre-renal failure due to intense reduction of kidney perfusion induced by …