Table 1.

Primary indications for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt formation

Indication	Number of patients (%)
Variceal hemorrhage	95 (45)
Refractory ascites	77 (36)
PV/SMV thrombosis	17 (8)
Budd-Chiari syndrome	12 (6)
Hepatic hydrothorax	6 (3)
Not recorded	4 (2)

PV, portal vein; SMV, superior mesenteric vein.