title: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for trauma?
abstract: We report a case of successful emergency TIPS placement to control intra-abdominal bleeding after blunt abdominal trauma in a patient with severe cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Section of General, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Borsa
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Maier
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging