Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	4522
Country	China

Received	2013-07-04 08:51
Peer-Review Started	2013-07-04 11:42
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2013-09-05 09:18
Revised	2013-09-28 08:54
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2013-11-04 18:02
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2013-11-05 10:26
Articles in Press
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-12-12 10:34
Typeset the Manuscript	2014-02-26 11:36
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-03-12 14:46

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	TIPS improves liver transplantation-free survival in cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites: An updated meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ming Bai, Xing-Shun Qi, Zhi-Ping Yang, Man Yang, Dai-Ming Fan and Guo-Hong Han
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Guo-Hong Han, MD, Professor, Department of Digestive Interventional Radiology, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 West Changle Road, Xi’an 710032, Shannxi Province, China. hangh2009@gmail.com
Key Words	Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; Ascites; Paracentesis; Survival; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	We evaluated the effects of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) vs paracentesis on the liver transplantation-free (LTF) survival in patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites. Both the number of deaths and the time to death were considered in the present meta-analysis. We found that TIPS significantly improved LTF survival, liver disease-related death, recurrence of ascites, and hepatorenal syndrome; however, TIPS increased the risk of post-TIPS hepatic encephalopathy.
Publish Date	2014-03-12 14:46
Citation	Bai M, Qi XS, Yang ZP, Yang M, Fan DM, Han GH. TIPS improves liver transplantation-free survival in cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites: An updated meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(10): 2704-2714
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i10/2704.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i10.2704

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