Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS): treatment of esophageal variceal bleeding.

dc.contributor.author Lau, L D
dc.contributor.author Wong, L L
dc.contributor.author Tsai, N C
dc.contributor.author Kon, K N
dc.contributor.author Wong, L M
dc.date.accessioned 2019-07-02T16:00:46Z
dc.date.available 2019-07-02T16:00:46Z
dc.date.issued 1995-01
dc.description.abstract Management of esophageal variceal bleeding continues to be a difficult problem for the practicing physician. TIPS is an interventional radiologic procedure that involves creating a channel within the liver between the portal vein and the systemic circulation using an expandable metallic stent. Ten patients underwent TIPS at St Francis Medical Center and the technical success rate was 100%. Complications have been minimal. One patient has died from progressive hepatic failure and carcinoma, and 1 patient underwent liver transplantation. The remaining 8 patients have a patent TIPS in place and have not rebled.
dc.identifier.issn 0017-8594
dc.identifier.pubmed 7890540
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10524/62468
dc.language.iso eng
dc.subject.mesh Adult
dc.subject.mesh Aged
dc.subject.mesh Esophageal and Gastric Varices/pathology/therapy
dc.subject.mesh Female
dc.subject.mesh Follow-Up Studies
dc.subject.mesh Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/pathology/therapy
dc.subject.mesh Humans
dc.subject.mesh Liver/pathology
dc.subject.mesh Male
dc.subject.mesh Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh Portal Vein/pathology
dc.subject.mesh Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical/instrumentation
dc.subject.mesh Stents
dc.title Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS): treatment of esophageal variceal bleeding.
dc.type Journal Article
dc.type.dcmi Text
prism.number 1
prism.pagerange 382-5
prism.publicationname Hawaii medical journal
prism.volume 54
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