title: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS): its time has come.
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Boyer
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / Q000639:trends*; D055502:Secondary Prevention