Freiburg index of post-TIPS survival (FIPS) a valid prognostic score in patients with cirrhosis but also an advisor against TIPS?

Lena Stockhoff; Hannah Schneider; Tammo Lambert Tergast; Markus Cornberg; Benjamin Maasoumy

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2021.02.031

Freiburg index of post-TIPS survival (FIPS) a valid prognostic score in patients with cirrhosis but also an advisor against TIPS?

J Hepatol. 2021 Aug;75(2):487-489. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.02.031. Epub 2021 Mar 12.

Authors

Lena Stockhoff¹, Hannah Schneider¹, Tammo Lambert Tergast¹, Markus Cornberg¹, Benjamin Maasoumy²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625 Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 33716088
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.02.031

No abstract available

Keywords: FIPS; Freiburg index of post-TIPS survival; Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; cirrhosis; portal hypertension; risk stratification.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Liver Cirrhosis* / diagnosis
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic*
Prognosis