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Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Versus Endoscopic Sclerotherapy for the Prevention of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis: A Randomized Multicenter Trial

table  2.   Rebleeding
Total Sclerotherapy TIPS
Patients N° 81  43  38 
Rebleeding
  Patients free of bleeding N° (%) 48 (59.3) 20 (46.5) 28 (73.7)
  Patients rebleeding N° (%) 31 (38.3) 22 (51.2) 9 (23.7)
  Lost to follow-up N° (%) 2 (2.4) 1 (2.3) 1 (2.6)
Total rebleeding episodes N° 53  41  12 
Rebleeding site
  Esophageal varices N° (% of bleeds) 35 (66.0) 28 (68.3) 7 (58.3)
  Esophageal ulcer N° (% of bleeds) 5 (9.4) 5 (12.2) 0 
  PHG N° (% of bleeds) 2 (3.8) 2 (4.9) 0 
  Other N° (% of bleeds) 6 (11.3) 3 (7.3) 3 (25.0)
  Unknown N° (% of bleeds) 5 (9.5) 3 (7.3) 2 (16.7)

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