Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: Is it the ultimate solution for refractory ascites?
โ Scribed by Florence Wong; Laurence Blendis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 409 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an effective therapy for patients with medically refractory ascites. Many patients with refractory ascites have umbilical herniation. Incarceration of umbilical hernia has been reported following diuresis, paracentesis, and peritoneove-nous shu
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