scholarly journals Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in coronavirus patient: A case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Daniel Simões de Oliveira ◽  
José Ragide Jamal Rímoli ◽  
Leonardo Guedes Moreira Valle ◽  
Barbara Burza Benini ◽  
Luiz Tenório de Brito Siqueira

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt should be considered in all liver transplant candidates, in addition to being a life-saving procedure in bleeding from esophageal or gastric varices. In this case, we describe the management of a patient diagnosed with coronavirus with bleeding from varicose veins in an emergency situation with worsening of his lung function.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Simões de Oliveira ◽  
José Ragide Jamal Rímoli ◽  
Leonardo Guedes Moreira Valle ◽  
Bárbara Burza Benini ◽  
Luiz Tenório de Brito Siqueira

Abstract Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) should be considered in all liver transplant candidates, besides being a life-saving procedure in bleeding from esophageal or gastric varices. In this case, we describe the management of a patient with diagnosis of coronavirus (COVID-19) with variceal bleeding in an emergency situation with worsening of pulmonary function.


1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Cao ◽  
Humberto Monge ◽  
Charles Semba ◽  
Kenneth L. Cox ◽  
William Berquist ◽  
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