A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...
The progressive worsening of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension (HTN) decreases intra-hepatic nitric oxide (NO), which is counterbalanced by increased NO secretion from adjacent endothelial cells ...
A new prognostic score is more accurate than the commonly used Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) in predicting post–transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) survival, researchers ...