Gastroenterology
Volume 126, Issue 2 , Pages 469-475 , February 2004

Improved clinical outcome using polytetrafluoroethylene-coated stents for tips: Results of a randomized study

  • Christophe Bureau

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Christophe Bureau, M.D., Service d’Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie, Fédération Digestive CHU Purpan, Place du Dr Baylac, 31059, Toulouse CEDEX, France; fax: (33) 5-61-77-90-15
    • Service d’Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie, Fédération Digestive, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Purpan et U531 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Toulouse, France
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  • Juan carlos Garcia-Pagan

      Affiliations

    • Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Liver Unit, Institut de Malalties Digestives; Hospital Clinic, Institut D’Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Philippe Otal

      Affiliations

    • Service de Radiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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  • Gilles Pomier-Layrargues

      Affiliations

    • Liver Unit, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montreal and Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Valérie Chabbert

      Affiliations

    • Service de Radiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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  • Carlos Cortez

      Affiliations

    • Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Liver Unit, Institut de Malalties Digestives; Hospital Clinic, Institut D’Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Pierre Perreault

      Affiliations

    • Liver Unit, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montreal and Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Jean marie Péron

      Affiliations

    • Service d’Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie, Fédération Digestive, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Purpan et U531 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Toulouse, France
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  • Juan G. Abraldes

      Affiliations

    • Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Liver Unit, Institut de Malalties Digestives; Hospital Clinic, Institut D’Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Louis Bouchard

      Affiliations

    • Liver Unit, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montreal and Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • José Ignacio Bilbao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Clinica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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  • Jaume Bosch

      Affiliations

    • Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Liver Unit, Institut de Malalties Digestives; Hospital Clinic, Institut D’Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Hervé Rousseau

      Affiliations

    • Service de Radiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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  • Jean pierre Vinel

      Affiliations

    • Service d’Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie, Fédération Digestive, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Purpan et U531 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Toulouse, France

Received 16 June 2003 ,Accepted 30 October 2003.

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☆ Supported by a grant from Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique (97/63N) and from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CO3/02).

PII: S0016-5085(03)01797-9

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.016

Gastroenterology
Volume 126, Issue 2 , Pages 469-475 , February 2004

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