The stent restores an open route for the bile to drain and leave the liver. Doctors may use imaging scans, such as X-rays or fluoroscopy, to check the stent is in the correct place.

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a minimally invasive procedure for treating portal vein hypertension and other complications of liver disease. A surgeon inserts a stent ...

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 ...

M UMBAI: In an extremely rare and medically complex case, a 72-year-old woman was found to have a biliary stent inside her liver that had calcified into a stone-like structure after being left in ...

This vein is responsible for carrying blood from your abdomen to your liver. ... A TIPS procedure involves creating a shunt between your portal vein and your hepatic vein by placing a stent.

Stents to treat various blockages in the human body can themselves become blocked, ... Bile duct blockages can cause jaundice, liver damage and potentially life-threatening infections.

Targeted use of liver stents. To reach this conclusion, the research group analyzed data from the International Variceal Bleeding Observational Study Group of the Baveno Cooperation, a consortium ...

Targeted use of liver stents To reach this conclusion, the research group analyzed data from the International Variceal Bleeding Observational Study Group of the Baveno Cooperation, ...

MUMBAI: In an extremely rare and medically complex case, a 72-year-old woman was found to have a biliary stent inside her liver that had calcified into a stone-like structure after being left in ...