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Does bare-stent TIPS increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis?

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boxed-textBañares R et al. (2005) Patients with cirrhosis and bare-stent TIPS may have increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 41: 566–571

Clinicians should be aware of the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with cirrhosis and bare-stent TIPS

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Di Bisceglie, A. Does bare-stent TIPS increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2, 256–257 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0196

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