title: Portal venous branch targeting with a platinum-tipped wire to facilitate transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedures.
abstract: We describe a technique to aid in technically difficult transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedures by sonographically guided transabdominal fine-needle portal vein puncture for placement of a 0.018-inch platinum-tipped target guidewire within an appropriate portal venous branch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, LAC + USC Medical Center 90033.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Teitelbaum
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Van Allan
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanks
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010984:Platinum; D011169:Portal Vein; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D011677:Punctures
chemical_list: D010984:Platinum