Hematopoiesis in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt implantation
Background and objective: Anemia is a frequent complication of liver cirrhosis and has been associated with worsening outcomes and other sequelae of hepatic dysfunction. Its pathophysiology is multifactorial, with gastrointestinal bleeding, splenomegaly-related hypersplenism, and nutritional deficiencies [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Authors
- E. Tietz
- A. Kunstein
- S D Wolf
- J G Bode
- P. Minko
- C. Angendohr
- K. Jannusch
- J. Giljam
- C. Weigel
- M. Vucur
- A. Killer
- T. Lüdde
Institutions
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2026-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/26vzmnrw116
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00