Open AccessRe-establishing the patency of the hepatic vein and the portosystemic shunt 10 years after the TIPS procedure: a clinical case
Author(s) -
М Ш Цициашвили,
V. N. Shipovskiy,
Д. В. Монахов,
A.S. Chelyapin,
Aydin Huseynov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bulletin of russian state medical university/bulletin of rsmu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2542-1204
pISSN - 2500-1094
DOI - 10.24075/brsmu.2019.074
Subject(s) - medicine , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , shunt (medical) , portosystemic shunt , portal hypertension , surgery , radiology , portal vein , cirrhosis
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt is one of the few available options for treating complications of portal hypertension in patients with chronic diffuse liver diseases. Over time, shunt patency can become compromised, causing a recurrence of such complications. The clinical case presented below demonstrates the potential of TIPS and illustrates the use of an endovascular reintervention for re-establishing shunt patency, which improves the life expectancy of patients, as well as their quality of life.