Proposed in the early 1980s as a solution for managing complications of portal hypertension, the percutaneous creation of ...

The diagnosis was that of a spontaneous intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt. Spontaneous intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunts are rare disorders that describe abnormal connections between ...

Background Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a minimally invasive therapeutic option to treat complications of portal hypertension. TIPS can provide long-term symptom control and ...

Background and Aims Transjugular intra-hepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPSS) are used as salvage therapy in variceal bleeding and are also increasingly being utilised pre-emptively. Our aim was to ...

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More frequent need for paracentesis implies dietary noncompliance. A peritoneovenous shunt is a surgically inserted tube that connects the peritoneal cavity to the superior vena cava along ...

On 26 October last year, three US specialist doctors completed the hepatic procedure known as the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS procedure) to stop water accretion in Khaleda ...

肝硬化性乳糜性腹水：应筛查其他导致乳糜性腹水的原因，并进行相应的病因治疗。需进行饮食调整，给予低盐、低脂、中链甘油三酯高蛋白饮食，减少乳糜的产生。特利加压素及生长抑素类似物有助于缓解乳糜性腹水，但目前尚缺乏大样本研究的结果。TIPS也可缓解乳糜性腹水 ...

On October 26 last year, three US specialist doctors completed the hepatic procedure, known as the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS procedure), to stop water accretion in ...