Rates of variceal rebleeding in cirrhotic patients without portal vein thrombosis treated by TIPS or endoscopic therapy: a review of 12 randomised controlled trials
| TIPS group | Endoscopy group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First author (Journal, Year) | Total number of patients | Number of patients with variceal rebleeding (%) | Total number of patients | Number of patients with variceal rebleeding (%) |
| Cabrera (Gastroenterology, 1996) | 31 | 7 (22.6) | 32 | 16 (50) |
| Cello (Ann Intern Med, 1997) | 24 | 3 (14.3) | 26 | 12 (46.2) |
| Jalan (Hepatology, 1997) | 31 | 3 (9.7) | 27 | 14 (51.9) |
| Rossle (Lancet, 1997) | 61 | 15 (24.6) | 65 | 33 (50.8) |
| Sanyal (Ann Intern Med, 1997) | 41 | 10 (24.4) | 39 | 10 (25.6) |
| Sauer (Gastroenterology, 1997) | 42 | 6 (14.3) | 41 | 21 (51.2) |
| Merli (Hepatology, 1998) | 38 | 9 (23.7) | 43 | 22 (51.2) |
| Garica-Villarreal (Hepatology, 1999) | 22 | 2 (9.1) | 24 | 12 (50) |
| Narahara (Hepatol Res, 2001) | 38 | 7 (18.4) | 40 | 13 (32.5) |
| Pomier-Layrargues (Gut, 2001) | 41 | 8 (19.5) | 39 | 22 (56.4) |
| Sauer (Endoscopy, 2002) | 43 | 8 (18.6) | 42 | 13 (31) |
| Gulberg (Scand J Gastroenterol, 2002) | 28 | 8 (28.6) | 26 | 6 (23.1) |
TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.