The Role of TIPS in Patients with Refractory Ascites and Portal Vein Thrombosis

• Main Authors: Paulina Chinchilla-López, Nashla Hamdan-Pérez, Jorge Guerrero-Ixtlahuac, Beatriz Barranco-Fragoso, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
• Series: Annals of Hepatology
• Subjects: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; Portal vein thrombosis; Liver Disease
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119311007
• ISSN: 1665-2681

Nowadays the contraindication for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) had been modify. The experience and technology have reduce the complications for this procedure. We report a case of refractory ascites and portal vein thrombosis to emphasize the role of TIPS in the treatment for this condition.