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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON39467
NL-OMON39467
Recruiting
Not Applicable

Transjugular Intrahepatic Porto-systemic Shunt (TIPS) with Gore-tex covered stent-graft versus endoscopic treatment for acute bleeding of esophageal varices. - TIPS bleeding

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
bleeding of esophageal varicose veins
Sponsor
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Enrollment
72
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Acute or subacute bleeding of esophageal varices as documented with diagnostic endoscopy.
  • Initial stabilization, as achieved by using octreotide infusion and endoscopic ligation of the major bleeding vessel, and placement of a Sengstaken tube in patients in whom the former combination treatment fails to stop the bleeding.
  • Informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Serious or untreatable encephalopathy.
  • Heart failure.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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