TIPS to the rescue: Preoperative Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) placement in a patient with caput medusae and colon cancer

TIPS to the rescue: Preoperative Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) placement in a patient with caput medusae and colon cancer

Abdominal surgery in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension remains a challenge due to higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Preoperative elective transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is increasingly being used in these patient population. Herein, we report a case of 65-ye...

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Main Authors: Irfan Masood, MD, Arsalan Saleem, MD, Komal Malik, MD, Laila Rashidi, MD, Manoj Kathuria, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Caput medusae
Portal hypertension
Colon cancer
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320302752

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