Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) The TIPS stent is very narrow when it is inserted, and it is passed into the liver over this device It is expanded once it is in the liver with one end in a branch of the portal vein and the other end in a branch of the hepatic vein
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Technique Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is the percutaneous formation of a tract between the hepatic vein and the intrahepatic segment of the portal vein in order to reduce the
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) During a TIPS, a tube (stent) is placed between the portal vein (the vein that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver) and the hepatic vein (one of the veins that take blood out of the liver) to redirect blood flow in the liver
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a procedure performed in which a shunt is placed between the portal and hepatic veins Learn the procedure steps, uses, and complications