title: TIPS: the new kid on the block.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0711.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sanyal
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D017082:Portal Pressure; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents