The role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for treatment of portal hypertension and its complications: A conference sponsored by the National Digestive Diseases Advisory Board

The role of transjugular intrahepatic po

The role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for treatment of portal hypertension and its complications: A conference sponsored by the national digestive diseases advisory board

✍ Mitchell L. Shiffman; Lennox Jeffers; Jay H. Hoofnagle; Tommie Sue Tralka 📂 Article 📅 1995 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 939 KB

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS) is a recently developed radiological procedure that involves the creation of a parenchymal tract between the portal and hepatic veins followed by reinforcement of the tract with a metallic stent. The technical feasibility for this procedure was