Stent-grafts for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation: Specialized TIPS Stent-graft versus Generic Stent-graft/Bare Stent Combination

The Wallstent/Fluency stent combination is associated with a 1-year patency rate greater than 80%, with no significant difference versus the Viatorr stent regarding technical and hemodynamic success and encephalopathy rate. However, the Viatorr stent is associated with improved patency (89%) versus this bare stent/stent-graft combination.