title: TIPS: the immediate problems solved.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Redhead
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Finlayson
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D000075202:Contraindications; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D012008:Recurrence