A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...
A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a minimally invasive procedure for treating portal vein hypertension and other complications of liver disease. A surgeon inserts a stent to ...
TIPS stands for Transjugular (via jugular vein) Intrahepatic (within the liver) Porto-systemic (between a portal vein and a hepatic vein) Shunt (stent that is used to route blood flow within or ...