A TIPS procedure can reduce portal hypertension without requiring significant, open surgery.

Understand the TIPS procedure, a treatment for severe liver conditions that improves blood flow by creating a shunt in the liver, reducing portal hypertension risks.

TIPS stands for Transjugular (via jugular vein) Intrahepatic (within the liver) Portosystemic (between a portal vein and a hepatic vein) Shunt (stent that is used to route blood flow within or ...

Although the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure is performed in patients with severe liver disease, the complication rate is less than 5%. These must be identified and ...