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Table 4 Case series of patients with liver malignancies other than HCC who received TIPS placement

From: Risks and benefits of TIPS in HCC and other liver malignancies: a literature review

Author

Enrolled patients with liver malignancies + TIPS

Liver malignancy

Indication for TIPS

Technical success (%)

Post-TIPS HE (%)

Shreve L, et al. 2022 [72]

9

Colorectal cancer (n = 5)

NET (n = 3)

malignant haemangioendothelioma (n = 1)

Acute variceal bleeding, refractory ascites

89

67

Geeroms B, et al. 2018 [71]

3

Breast cancer (n = 3)

Refractory ascites

100

NA

  1. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; HE: hepatic encephalopathy; NET: neuroendocrine tumour; NA: not available