Practical Geriatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 713-717.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2021.07.013

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Long-term clinical efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in elderly patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension

HUANG Shan, YAO Xin, ZHOU Hao, CHEN Xue-ling, TANG Shan-hong, QIN Jian-ping   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology,the Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000,China
  • Received:2020-08-18 Online:2021-07-20 Published:2021-08-02

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the safety and long-term efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in the treatment of cirrhosis and portal hypertension in the eldely patients . Methods The clinical data of 88 elderly patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension who received TIPS in our hospital because of bleeding or ascites from January 2014 to January 2017 were selected and analyzed retrospectively. The changes of the levels of biochemical indexes before and after TIPS were observed. The remission of ascites, recurrent bleeding, stent dysfunction, hepatic encephalopathy and survival were followed up. Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze the postoperative rate.Cox regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of the postoperative mortality. Results The technical success rate of TIPS was 100%. The level of portal vein pressure decreased significantly after the operation (32.83±6.82 cmH2O vs 18.77±5.89 cmH2O, P<0.01). The level of total bilirubin and Child-Pugh score were increased in a short term, and then returned to baseline at 1 year after operation. The Cumulative rebleeding rate was 6.2%,8.2%,11.2% in 1, 2, 3 years after TIPS respectively. The ascites remission rate after 6 months was 81.5%,and the cumulative incidence of hepatic encephalopathy was 17.2%,19.8%,22.6%,27.4%,31.3% in 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 months after TIPS respectively. 1, 2, 3 years after the operation,the patency rate of stent was 93.3%, 86.3%, 79.1%, and the cumulative survival rate was 82.2%,75.5%,68.3% respectively. Cox multivariate regression showed that model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score (HR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.07-1.44, P=0.004), Child Pugh classification (HR=2.63,95%CI:1.06-6.53,P=0.037)and combined basic diseases (HR=5.96,95%CI:2.16-16.44,P=0.001) were independent risk factors for death. Conclusions TIPS is a safe and effective method in the treatment of the elderly patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.MELD score, Child Pugh classification and the combination of basic diseases are the independent factors that affect the postoperative death of the patients.

Key words: aged, liver cirrhosis, transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic shunt, hypertension, portal

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