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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = ICD10 = ICD9 = 39.1 MeshID = OtherCodes = A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, also TIPS, is an artificial channel in the liver from the portal vein to a hepatic vein (for blood). It is… … Wikipedia
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt — A shunt that allows blood from the portal circulation (that supplies the liver) to flow into the systemic (general) circulation. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt involves catheterization of a hepatic (liver) vein by the transjugular… … Medical dictionary
transjugular — trans·jug·u·lar (trans jugґu lər) through a jugular vein, such as a diagnostic procedure … Medical dictionary
Transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt (TIPS) — A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is used primarily (but not exclusively) in patients with cirrhosis in … Medical dictionary
transjugular cholangiography — cholangiography after catheterization of a hepatic vein via the internal jugular vein in the neck and entry into a bile duct by percutaneous puncture across the wall of the hepatic vein … Medical dictionary
Shunt, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic — A shunt that allows blood from the portal circulation (that supplies the liver) to flow into the systemic (general) circulation. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt involves catheterization of a hepatic (liver) vein by the transjugular… … Medical dictionary
Shunt, transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic (TIPS) — A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is used primarily (but not exclusively) in patients with cirrhosis in … Medical dictionary
TIPS — • Transjugular Intrahepatic Portacaval Shunt [study]; • transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Liver shunt — Transjugular, intraheptic, portosystemic shunt (TIPS), is a shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is used… … Medical dictionary
TIPSS — transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt * * * (transcutaneous intrahepatic porto systemic shunt) see portal hypertension … Medical dictionary
