Early TIPS for bleeding stomach varices in cirrhosis
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests a preventive procedure called TIPS, which places a small tube in the liver to lower blood pressure and prevent re-bleeding. It may help people with cirrhosis who have just had bleeding from stomach varices by reducing the chance of another bleed.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with cirrhosis (scarring of the liver).
- You are currently in the hospital for bleeding from varices in the stomach (enlarged veins that can burst).
- You have not had a prior TIPS procedure or a surgical shunt (a tube to reroute blood flow in the liver).
- You do not have advanced liver cancer or another cancer that would limit your life to less than 6 months.
- You do not have severe, uncontrolled heart, lung, or kidney failure, or an uncontrolled infection.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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