Clinical Trial: Coil-Assisted Small-Diameter Covered-Stent Shunt Reduction for Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy After TIPS

U.S., Sept. 3 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07799948) titled 'Coil-Assisted Small-Diameter Covered-Stent Shunt Reduction for Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy After TIPS' on Aug. 28.

Brief Summary: Refractory hepatic encephalopathy (RHE) after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a serious complication that can markedly impair quality of life and worsen prognosis. Standard medical management-including lactulose, rifaximin, nutritional support, and correction of precipitating factors-is routinely used; however, some patients continue to experience recurrent hepatic encephalopathy despite optimized therapy.

TIPS shunt reduction is an established interventional option for RHE,...