A new prognostic score is more accurate than the commonly used Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) in predicting post–transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) survival, researchers ...
J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24(9):1494-1503. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunting. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS) creates an iatrogenic intrahepatic shunt a ...
Paracentesis is a medical procedure that doctors perform to drain fluid from a person’s abdominal cavity. It is sometimes called an abdominal tap. Doctors refer to this buildup of fluid as ascites, ...