Accurate assessment of portal hypertension is essential for guiding therapeutic strategies, including transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement. The hepatic venous pressure ...

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) are implanted in patients with liver cirrhosis to reduce portal pressure. Indications for TIPS use include uncontrolled variceal bleeding or ...

The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic ... 22 If TIPS dysfunction was confirmed by an increase in the portal–caval pressure gradient (PPG) to above ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt ... leading to bleeding or a buildup of fluid in your abdomen if the pressure becomes too high. The TIPS procedure connects two main blood vessels ...

Cirrhosis causes pressure to be exerted on the portal venous ... may benefit from the surgical placement of shunts between the portal and systemic circulation. For example, a transjugular intrahepatic ...

may be considered with direct transhepatic portal vein puncture via the transjugular route and insertion of a shunt to establish portosystemic communication with reduction in PV pressure. Current ...

Thus, according to Poiseuille's law, a reduction of just 50% of the vessel lumen already leads to a marked increased pressure gradient ... cause of PVT is well controlled. Portal vein recanalisation ...

Portal pressure data was collected from 37 consenting patients undergoing transjugular liver biopsy as part of their clinical care. Within two hours post biopsy, patients received an infusion of ...

One such procedure is the insertion of a shunt (TIPS – transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) within the liver to redirect blood flow and reduce pressure in the portal vein. This ...