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Kaplan-Meier curves showing cumulative probability of hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with liver cirrhosis and implantation of transjugular portosystemic shunt (TIPS) (green line) compared to non-TIPS cirrhotic patients (blue line). The cumulative rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis at one, three and five years was 7%, 11% and 20% for the non-TIPS cohort and 1%, 2% and 11% for the TIPS patients, respectively.
