A grande discussão é se há possibilidade de prever qual o paciente que desenvolverá encefalopatia após a realização do TIPS. Parece que os pacientes que já apresentaram algum episódio de encefalopatia antes do TIPS têm um risco aumentado desta complicação. No entanto, nem todos os trabalhos sustentam esta linha de raciocínio.41 Outra observação é que a encefalopatia é mais frequente em pacientes idosos,40 motivo pelo qual o diâmetro do "stent" deverá ser menor nestes pacientes (±8mm).

Com base nos resultados publicados por vários centros médicos, a incidência de encefalopatia portosistêmica após a realização do TIPS parece variar de 18% a 32%13,14 dependendo do diâmetro do "shunt", bem como do estado de compensação da função hepática no momento de sua realização.

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