Preemptive TIPS Promising for Fundal Variceal Bleeding

TOPLINE: In patients with cirrhosis and acute fundal variceal bleeding, the use of preemptive transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (p-TIPS) with a covered stent within 72 hours of initial bleeding resulted in superior outcomes, with a higher probability of patients being free of death or rebleeding at 1 year than those using standard treatment…