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TIPSS: use of metallic stents offers non-surgical alternative
1Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis.
Radiologic Technology
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunts (TIPSS) procedures can be a significant non-surgical treatment for patients with liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension and at least one episode of bleeding from gastroesophageal varices. This article presents an in-depth description of the TIPSS procedure and reports results obtained from 15 attempted TIPSS cases.