Table 2
Causes of death in the ligation and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) groups
Ligation (n=16)
TIPS (n=17)
Variceal bleeding
3
—
Liver failure
9
10
Sepsis
2
2
Hepatocellular carcinoma
—
3
Haemoperitoneum
—
1
Heart failure
1
1
Non-hepatic cancer
1
—