However, the European health data is not necessarily transferable 1:1 to Germany. For example, a recent study shows that the ...

Background Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a minimally invasive therapeutic option to treat complications of portal hypertension. TIPS can provide long-term symptom control and ...

Background and Aims Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPSS) are increasingly used for the management of portal hypertensive complications. Outcomes for patients undergoing TIPSS for the ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to London first and then to another country for advanced treatment very soon, if ...

Roughly half as many patients with cirrhosis in remission from overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) experienced a breakthrough ...

Total paracentesis has also been shown to be as safe as repeated partial paracentesis and to shorten the period of hospitalization -- and may even be performed on an outpatient basis. [34] However ...

Symptoms may be caused by blood flowing directly from the intestines and spleen into the systemic veins (portosystemic shunts ...

Abnormal connections (portosystemic collaterals) form between the portal venous system and the systemic veins. Large portosystemic collaterals around the stomach and esophagus (called varices) can ...

Considering her health condition, we have started preparations to transfer her to a multidisciplinary hospital abroad as quickly as possible, her personal physician Professor AZM Zahid Hossain says ...

Portosystemic shunting has been thought to be one of the factors in the pathogenesis of hepatic neuropathy. [21] However, Chari et al. [5] did not find a higher incidence of neuropathy in patients ...

Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to London first and then to a third country for advanced treatment ...