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The study aimed to evaluate the impact of liver volume on transplant-free survival (TFS) after TIPS, as well as the evolution of liver volume and its relationship with liver function after TIPS. A retrospective analysis of all consecutive patients who underwent TIPS in a tertiary care university liver center between 2012 and 2017 (n = 216) was performed; n = 72 patients with complete prior and follow-up (FU) computed tomography (CT) imaging studies were included in the study. Volumetry of the liver was performed by a semi-automatic 9-lobe image segmentation algorithm at baseline and FU (FU 1: 90\u2013180 d; FU 2: 180\u2013365 d; FU 3: 365\u2013545 d; FU 4: 545\u2013730 d; FU 5: &gt;730 d). Output variables were total liver volume (TLV, cm3), left liver volume (LLV, cm3), right liver volume (RLV, cm3) and TLV\/body weight ratio. CT derived liver volumes were correlated with liver function tests, portosystemic pressure gradient (PPG) measurements and survival. To assess predictors of liver volume change over time we fitted linear mixed models. Kaplan\u2013Meier analysis was performed and validated by matched pair analysis followed by Cox regression to determine independent prognostic factors for survival. The median TLV at baseline was 1507.5 cm3 (773.7\u20133686.0 cm3). Livers with higher baseline liver volumes and larger TLV\/weight ratios retained their volume after an initial loss while smaller livers continuously lost volume after TIPS. At the first follow-up period (90\u2013180 d post-TIPS) lower liver volumes and TLV\/weight ratios were associated with higher bilirubin levels. Within the final multivariable model containing time (days since TIPS), baseline INR and baseline TLV, the average loss of liver volume was 0.74 mL per day after TIPS. Twelve-month overall transplant-free survival was 89% and median overall TFS was 33 months. The median TFS for a baseline TLV\/body weight ratio &gt; 20 was significantly higher compared with \u226420 (40.0 vs. 27.0 months, p = 0.010) while there were no differences regarding the indication for TIPS or etiology of liver disease in the matched pair analysis. Lower TLV\/weight ratios before TIPS were associated with shorter TFS and should therefore be critically considered when selecting patients for TIPS. In addition, this study provides first evidence of an effect of TIPS on subsequent liver volume change and associated liver function.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jpm11090903","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,9]],"date-time":"2021-09-09T12:20:37Z","timestamp":1631190037000},"page":"903","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Lower Ratio of Liver Volume and Body Weight Is a Negative Predictor of Survival after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8098-9853","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Philipp","family":"Schindler","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Radiology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Arne","family":"Riegel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Radiology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2574-9419","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dennis","family":"G\u00f6rlich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3640-2995","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jeanette","family":"K\u00f6ppe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0089-7669","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leon Louis","family":"Seifert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5338-9193","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Max","family":"Masthoff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Radiology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Miriam","family":"Maschmeier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"},{"name":"Department of Medicine I, Bruederkrankenhaus Trier, 54292 Trier, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Wilms","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Max","family":"Seidensticker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"K\u00f6hler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Radiology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7028-3881","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jonel","family":"Trebicka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8546-8064","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hauke","family":"Heinzow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"},{"name":"Department of Medicine I, Bruederkrankenhaus Trier, 54292 Trier, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7228-6963","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Moritz","family":"Wildgruber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Radiology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany"},{"name":"Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"737","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cld.2019.07.004","article-title":"Role of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in the Management of Portal Hypertension: Review and Update of the Literature","volume":"23","author":"Hung","year":"2019","journal-title":"Clin. 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