Abstract
Background
Hepatorenal syndrome is a severe complication of advanced liver diseases with a dismal
prognosis.
Aims
This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to explore the efficacy and safety of
transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome.
Method
Publications were searched via PubMed and EMBASE databases. The pooled proportion
and mean difference were calculated by using a random-effect model.
Results
Nine publications were included, in which 128 patients with hepatorenal syndrome were
treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. The pooled short-term
and 1-year survival rates were 72% and 47% in type 1 hepatorenal syndrome and 86%
and 64% in type 2 hepatorenal syndrome. No lethal procedure-related complications
were observed. The pooled rate of hepatic encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic
portosystemic shunt was 49%. The pooled rate of renal function improvement after transjugular
intrahepatic portosystemic shunt was 93% in type 1 hepatorenal syndrome and 83% in
any type of hepatorenal syndrome. After transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt,
serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, serum sodium, sodium excretion, and urine volume
were significantly improved; by comparison, serum bilirubin slightly increased, but
the difference was not statistically significant.
Conclusion
Limited evidence suggested a potential survival benefit of transjugular intrahepatic
portosystemic shunt in patients with hepatorenal syndrome but with a high incidence
of hepatic encephalopathy.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 16, 2018
Accepted:
January 2,
2018
Received in revised form:
December 13,
2017
Received:
September 29,
2017
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