Emergent Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation in Acute Variceal Bleeding

This article discusses TIPS creation in emergent, acute variceal hemorrhage, reviewing the natural history of gastroesophageal varices, presentation and diagnosis of acute variceal hemorrhage, pharmacologic therapy, endoscopic approaches, patient selection and risk stratification for TIPS, technical considerations for TIPS creation, adjunctive embolotherapy, and the role of salvage TIPS versus early TIPS in acute variceal hemorrhage. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Seminars in Interventional Radiology - March 3, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Pandhi, Mithil B. Kuei, Andrew J. Lipnik, Andrew J. Gaba, Ron C. Tags: Review Article Source Type: research