Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	4638
Country	France

Received	2013-07-12 09:04
Peer-Review Started	2013-07-12 09:35
To Make the First Decision	2013-07-26 18:46
Return for Revision	2013-07-29 10:31
Revised	2013-08-13 02:54
Second Decision	2013-08-20 10:31
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-08-20 13:17
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the management of acute variceal hemorrhage
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Romaric Loffroy, Louis Estivalet, Violaine Cherblanc, Sylvain Favelier, Pierre Pottecher, Samia Hamza, Anne Minello, Patrick Hillon, Pierre Thouant, Pierre-Henri Lefevre and Denis Kraus? Jean-Pierre Cercueil
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Corresponding Author	Romaric Loffroy, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Vascular, Oncologic and Interventional Radiology, University of Dijon School of Medicine, Bocage Teaching Hospital, 14 Rue Paul Gaffarel, BP 77908, 21079 Dijon Cedex, France. romaric.loffroy@chu-dijon.fr
Key Words	Cirrhosis; Portal hypertension; Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; Variceal hemorrhage
Core Tip	The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) is a highly effective treatment for bleeding esophageal and gastric varices with control of the bleeding in over 90% of the patients. Many papers have been published in the last decade that led to technical improvements and definition of the best indications for this promising treatment of complications of portal hypertension. The purpose of this article is to describe the different treatment options for patients with refractory esophageal and gastric varices bleeding and the role of TIPS as a rescue therapy. Technical aspects of this procedure and the current indications are also discussed.
Publish Date	2013-10-18 17:02
Citation	Loffroy R, Estivalet L, Cherblanc V, Favelier S, Pottecher P, Hamza S, Minello A, Hillon P, Thouant P, Lefevre PH, Krausé D, Cercueil JP. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the management of acute variceal hemorrhage. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(37): 6131-6143
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i37/6131.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i37.6131

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