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Article History

Received: 31 October 2018

Revised: 31 December 2018

Accepted: 24 January 2019

First Online: 22 February 2019

Compliance with ethical standards

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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Yue-Meng Wan.

: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.

: Xi-Nan Wu kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript and he is one of the authors who has significant statistical expertise.

: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.

: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.

: Some study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported in “Predictors of Shunt Dysfunction and Overall Survival in Patients with Variceal Bleeding Treated with Transjugular Portosystemic Shunt Creation Using the Fluency Stent Graft.”

: • Retrospective• Observational• Performed at one institution