Management of variceal bleeding secondary to portal hypertension constitutes a challenging issue, particularly in child's C cirrhotic patients. Recently, transjugular placement of self-expanding metallic stents in the liver (TIPS), creating a shunt between the portal and hepatic branches has provided a safe and promising therapeutic approach in this clinical situation. We report here the case o...

UNLABELLED Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a more effective treatment for refractory ascites than large volume paracentesis (LVP), but the magnitude of its effect in terms of control of ascites, encephalopathy and survival has not been established. AIM This meta-analysis compare TIPS to LVP in terms of control of ascites at 4 and 12 months, encephalopathy and survival ...

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The insertion of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a minimally invasive procedure used to relieve the signs and symptoms of portal hypertension in patients with liver disease. The most common indications for placement are refractory ascites and variceal hemorrhage. In properly selected candidates, TIPS placement can serve as a bridge to liver transplantation. Expertise i...

BACKGROUND Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) have been used to control symptomatic portal hypertension in patients awaiting liver transplant. Although their role in pretransplantation patients is well established, their role in posttransplantation patients is unclear. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analyses were performed for 18 liver-transplant recipients who underwent TIPS f...

PurposeTo compare the safety and clinical outcomes of combined transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) plus variceal obliteration to those TIPS alone for treatment gastric varices (GVs).Materials MethodsA single-center, retrospective study 40 patients with bleeding or high-risk GVs between 2008 2019 was performed. The were treated therapy (n = 18) 22). There no significant differen...

AbstractBackground The impact of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt misplacement on outcomes liver transplantation remains controversial. We systematically reviewed the literature with misplacement. Methods This systematic review was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Cochrane library, PubMe...

BACKGROUND Inserting a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt by means of interventional radiology has become the procedure of choice for decompression of portal hypertension. The indications and criteria for patient selection have been expanded and refined accordingly. OBJECTIVES To review our experience with TIPS and analyze the results with emphasis on patient selection and indicati...