Background: Extrahepatic, abdominal surgery in patients with cirrhosis is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This systematic review presents the current evidence available on the utility of a preoperative transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), assessed by its effect on surgical candidacy and postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients with cirrhosis undergoing extrahepatic, abdominal surgery.
Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases were searched till 2022 to identify studies. Studies that reported characteristics and outcomes of participants with cirrhosis that had a TIPS inserted in preparation for extrahepatic, abdominal surgery, were included.
Results: Twenty-one studies (292 patients) were included, of which three were comparative studies and the remaining case series or case reports. A TIPS was inserted in 190 patients prior to surgery. At least one clinical sign of portal hypertension identified by ascites, varices, and/or hepatic encephalopathy were present in all patients except one patient. Fifty eight percent had decompensated cirrhosis. TIPS insertion was successful in all patients. Eighty-nine percent of patients underwent surgery. The cumulative 30-day postoperative mortality was 2% (3/148). There were 97 complications reported in 168 patients (57%). In the three comparative studies, there was no difference in mortality or morbidity among patients who underwent TIPS prior to surgery compared to those who did not undergo TIPS prior to surgery.
Conclusion: Preoperative TIPS has been used to improve surgical candidacy in patients with cirrhosis undergoing extrahepatic, abdominal surgery, while reducing complications of portal hypertension. However, there is not enough evidence to support that TIPS insertion prior to extrahepatic, abdominal surgery significantly improves surgical outcomes in patients with cirrhosis and further studies are needed.
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