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TIPS reduction with use of stents or stent-grafts JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Saket, R. R., Sze, D. Y., Razavi, M. K., Kee, S. T., Frisoli, J. K., Semba, C. P., Dake, M. D. 2004; 15 (7): 745-751

Abstract

This report describes new techniques to perform TIPS reduction in patients with post-TIPS complications. Methods included hourglass-shaped stents and stent-grafts, and parallel stents and stent-grafts. All procedures were technically successful, resulting in increased portosystemic gradients and decreased symptoms, although patient outcomes were mixed. None of the patients experienced recurrent variceal hemorrhage or ascites in short-term follow-up. Stent-grafts have the advantage of immediate exclusion of blood flow outside the reducing stent, resulting in an immediate reduction of the caliber of the shunt. Techniques that allow fine adjustment of shunt diameters may have further advantages.

View details for DOI 10.1097/01.RVI.0000133526.80425.16

View details for Web of Science ID 000227678400012

View details for PubMedID 15231889