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Timing of liver transplantation following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome

✍ Scribed by James D. Perkins

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 86 KB
Volume: 15
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21732

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✦ Synopsis

The authors correctly caution that their prognostic score must be externally validated before use in a clinical setting. Hopefully, with further studies and validation, a recommendation can be made on which patients with BCS should proceed beyond TIPS in a timely manner to liver transplantation.

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