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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2025; 17(1): 100554
Published online Jan 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i1.100554
Trans-jugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunting benefits and limits
Salvatore Stefano Sciarrone, Lucia Fini, Luca De Luca
Salvatore Stefano Sciarrone, Lucia Fini, Luca De Luca, Department of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Milan 20142, Lombardy, Italy
Co-corresponding authors: Salvatore Stefano Sciarrone and Luca De Luca.
Author contributions: De Luca L, Fini L and Sciarrone SS contribute equally to this article, they wrote the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Corresponding author: Salvatore Stefano Sciarrone, MD, Department of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Via Antonio di Rudinì, Milan 20142, Lombardy, Italy. salvo.sciarrone@gmail.com
Received: August 19, 2024
Revised: September 19, 2024
Accepted: November 11, 2024
Published online: January 27, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The main topic of this article is whether trans-jugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunting can be considered a useful strategy for liver recompensation, following the new recommendations of the Baveno guidelines and clinical experience.