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4 questions · 4 findings · 3 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Portosystemic shunts vs endoscopic intervention with or without medical treatment

Rebleeding · participants with cirrhosis and with previous oesophagogastric variceal bleeding

It is very uncertain whether portosystemic shunts changes rebleeding compared with endoscopic intervention with or without medical treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Portosystemic shunts vs endoscopic intervention with or without medical treatment

Mortality due to rebleeding · participants with cirrhosis and with previous oesophagogastric variceal bleeding

It is very uncertain whether portosystemic shunts changes mortality due to rebleeding compared with endoscopic intervention with or without medical treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical portosystemic shunts vs transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)

Number of participants with Variceal rebleeding episodes at 30 days · people with cirrhotic portal hypertension

It is very uncertain whether surgical portosystemic shunts changes number of participants with Variceal rebleeding episodes at 30 days compared with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical portosystemic shunts vs devascularisation with splenectomy

Rebleeding · people with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis

It is very uncertain whether surgical portosystemic shunts changes variceal rebleeding rate compared with devascularisation with splenectomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review