Use and outcome of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in Germany: nationwide population-based study (2007 to 2018)

Objective Portal hypertension(PHT) is the driver of many complications of liver cirrhosis. An increasing number of cirrhosis and also complications of PHT have increased overtime. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt(TIPS) placement is the most effective treatment of PHT. The aim of this study was to analyze the use and impact of TIPS placement in patients with different indications and the relevant complications over the last decade in Germany in a nationwide study.