TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTALSYSTEMIC SHUNT (TIPS) VERSUS
DISTAL SPLENORENAL SHUNT (DSRS)
What are the risks of variceal bleeding?
Once you have had a variceal bleed, you have a 70% chance of rebleeding,
with the greatest risk within the first 6 weeks. Therefore, it is important
that a treatment plan is in place to prevent rebleeding.
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