TIPSS: use of metallic stents offers non-surgical alternative.
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunts (TIPSS) procedures can be a significant non-surgical treatment for patients with liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension and at least one episode of bleeding from gastroesophageal varices. This article presents an in-depth description of the TIPSS procedure and reports results obtained from 15 attempted TIPSS cases.
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Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents