title: Outcomes of TIPS for Treatment of Gastroesophageal Variceal Hemorrhage.
abstract: Variceal hemorrhage is a life-threatening complication of cirrhosis that requires a multidisciplinary approach to management. The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure is a minimally invasive image-guided intervention used for secondary prevention of bleeding and as salvage therapy in acute hemorrhage. This review focuses on the role of TIPS in the setting of variceal hemorrhage, with emphasis on the pathophysiology and conventional management of variceal hemorrhage, current and emerging indications for TIPS creation, TIPS clinical outcomes, and the role of adjuvant embolotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parvinian
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Ron C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gaba
keywords: embolotherapy; gastroesophageal varices; hemorrhage; interventional radiology; transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt