Talk:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

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doi:10.1136/gut.2006.102467 diastolic dysfunction predicts mortality. JFW | T@lk 10:24, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Just a quick wondering

I thought the abbreviation for this was a TIPSS or a TIPS stent? Heather 12:07, 7 April 2008 (UTC)Glitzy_queen00

It is not technically a stent. TIPS or TIPSS are used, depending if you add an "S" for "systemic". JFW | T@lk 12:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] HE and TIPSS

Hepatic encephalopathy is common after TIPSS, but apparently responds well to treatment: doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcn037 JFW | T@lk 14:43, 11 June 2008 (UTC)