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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2013; 19(30): 5000-5005
Published online Aug 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.5000
Stent-grafts for the treatment of TIPS dysfunction: Fluency stent vs Wallgraft stent
Xue-Feng Luo, Ling Nie, Zhu Wang, Jiaywei Tsauo, Ling-Jun Liu, Yang Yu, Biao Zhou, Cheng-Wei Tang, Xiao Li
Xue-Feng Luo, Zhu Wang, Jiaywei Tsauo, Ling-Jun Liu, Yang Yu, Biao Zhou, Cheng-Wei Tang, Xiao Li, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Xue-Feng Luo, Zhu Wang, Jiaywei Tsauo, Ling-Jun Liu, Yang Yu, Biao Zhou, Cheng-Wei Tang, Xiao Li, Department of Interventional Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Ling Nie, Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Luo XF and Nie L prepared the manuscript; Wang Z and Tsauo J collected and analyzed the clinical data; Liu LJ, Yu Y and Zhou B participated in the interventional procedure; Tang CW and Li X revised the manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30770984 and No. 81171444
Correspondence to: Xiao Li, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxuexiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. simonlixiao@126.com
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Received: February 17, 2013
Revised: May 30, 2013
Accepted: July 4, 2013
Published online: August 14, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: There are few data on the clinical use of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent-grafts for the management of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) dysfunction in the literature. The present study was designed to retrospectively evaluate the clinical efficacy of Fluency stent compared with Wallgraft stent in the treatment of TIPS dysfunction. And the results demonstrated that TIPS revision with the Fluency stent has higher medium-term patency rates than that with the Wallgraft stent.