Letter: improve survival! Place early pre-emptive TIPSS in high-risk variceal bleeders-Authors' reply

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Early TIPS to improve survival in acute variceal bleeding.

Gastroesophageal varices are present in 50% of patients with cirrhosis, and variceal hemorrhage develops in up to one third of these patients. The risk of variceal hemorrhage is increased in patients who have large varices and advanced stages of liver disease, as assessed on the basis of the Child– Pugh class.1 Several studies published between 1942 and 1981 showed poor outcomes after variceal ...

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