Influence of the Secondary Deployment of Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene-covered Stent Grafts on Maintenance of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Patency

In the treatment of dysfunctional TIPS, better patency after the intervention was obtained by deploying dedicated ePTFE-covered stent grafts in comparison with conventional angioplasty, bare metal stents, and nondedicated ePTFE-covered stents.