Majority of patients who received TIPS had a complete clinical response ...

"Post-TIPS HE [hepatic encephalopathy] may reflect the patients' overall vulnerability leading to an increased risk for complications and thus explaining the overall poorer prognosis of these patients ...

The progressive worsening of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension (HTN) decreases intra-hepatic nitric oxide (NO), which is counterbalanced by increased NO secretion from adjacent endothelial cells ...

Acquired SEPS are associated with portal hypertension, cirrhosis, and complications of decompensation. In particular, the effects of NVEPS on portal pressure are variable, but there is evidence of ...