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Liver Transplant (Expert Forum)
TIPS Procedure - Liver
Answered by
Thomas D Schiano, MD - Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplantation, Hepatology
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York - NY
Questions posted in the Liver Transplant . Forum are answered by medical professionals from The Mount Sinai Medical Center.
TIPS Procedure - Liver
by Hi5, Nov 01, 2009 10:53PM
My son had a TIPS procedure done last Nov. What is the longest someone has lived with a TIPS before receiving a transplant? Also his MELD score keeps changing up & down. Is this normal? Over the last year he has had a MELD score of 11,then 13, then 18, then 12, & now it is a 17. His routine & meds stay the same, the doctors don't know why his score keeps fluctuating so much.
Doctor's Answer
by Thomas D Schiano, MD, Nov 05, 2009 01:27PM
, Nov 05, 2009 01:27PM
the meld score typically can fluctuate like this. i know of pts who had TIPS placed in 1991 and are still doing well
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