Gastroenterology
Volume 133, Issue 3 , Pages 825-834 , September 2007

Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for Refractory Ascites: A Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data

  • Francesco Salerno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Francesco Salerno, MD, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Università di Milano, Via Morandi 30, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Italy. fax: (39) 0252774462.
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  • Calogero Cammà

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra e Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    • IBIM, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Palermo, Italy
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  • Marco Enea

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra e Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    • IBIM, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Palermo, Italy
    • ,
  • Martin Rössle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Florence Wong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Received 29 December 2006 ,Accepted 31 May 2007.

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 The current study was performed under the auspices of the International Club of Ascites (www.icascites.org).

 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0016-5085(07)01161-4

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.06.020

Gastroenterology
Volume 133, Issue 3 , Pages 825-834 , September 2007

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