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7 questions · 7 findings · 3 reviews · Hepato-Biliary

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Cyanoacrylate vs band ligation

Mortality Total of deaths and the end of · acute bleeding gastric varices in people with portal hypertension

It is very uncertain whether cyanoacrylate changes mortality Total of deaths and the end of compared with band ligation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cyanoacrylate 1 mL vs cyanoacrylate 0.5 mL

day ‐ mortality Mortality due to bleeding · acute bleeding gastric varices in people with portal hypertension

It is very uncertain whether cyanoacrylate 1 mL changes day ‐ mortality Mortality due to bleeding compared with cyanoacrylate 0.5 mL (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cyanoacrylate 1 mL vs cyanoacrylate 0.5 mL

Total mortality Total deaths and the end of · acute bleeding gastric varices in people with portal hypertension

It is very uncertain whether cyanoacrylate 1 mL changes total mortality Total deaths and the end of compared with cyanoacrylate 0.5 mL (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Band ligation vs no intervention or a sham procedure

All‐cause mortality · children with portal hypertension and large oesophageal varices, without previous gastrointestinal bleeding or beta‐blocker treatment

It is very uncertain whether band ligation changes all‐cause mortality compared with sham or no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical portosystemic shunts vs transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)

All‐cause mortality at 30 days · people with cirrhotic portal hypertension

It is very uncertain whether surgical portosystemic shunts changes all‐cause mortality at 30 days compared with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical portosystemic shunts vs transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)

All‐cause mortality at 5 years · people with cirrhotic portal hypertension

It is very uncertain whether surgical portosystemic shunts changes all‐cause mortality at 5 years compared with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review