Preferred Label : portasystemic shunt, transjugular intrahepatic;

MeSH definition : A type of surgical portasystemic shunt to reduce portal hypertension with associated complications of esophageal varices and ascites. It is performed percutaneously through the jugular vein and involves the creation of an intrahepatic shunt between the hepatic vein and portal vein. The channel is maintained by a metallic stent. The procedure can be performed in patients who have failed sclerotherapy and is an additional option to the surgical techniques of portocaval, mesocaval, and splenorenal shunts. It takes one to three hours to perform. (JAMA 1995;273(23):1824-30);

MeSH synonym : transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic shunt; tipss; shunt, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic; portosystemic shunt, transjugular intrahepatic; shunt, transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic; TIPS;

MeSH annotation : do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: TIPS or TIPSS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tips;

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A type of surgical portasystemic shunt to reduce portal hypertension with associated complications of esophageal varices and ascites. It is performed percutaneously through the jugular vein and involves the creation of an intrahepatic shunt between the hepatic vein and portal vein. The channel is maintained by a metallic stent. The procedure can be performed in patients who have failed sclerotherapy and is an additional option to the surgical techniques of portocaval, mesocaval, and splenorenal shunts. It takes one to three hours to perform. (JAMA 1995;273(23):1824-30)

https://www.jle.com/fr/revues/medecine/hpg/e-docs/00/04/4C/69/resume.phtml
2009
France
French
portasystemic shunt, transjugular intrahepatic
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