MesoTIPS: Combined approach for the treatment of portal hypertension secondary to portal vein thrombosis – A brief report

Introduction: We describe a technique we call “Meso-transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (MTIPS)” for relief of portal hypertension secondary to portal vein thrombosis (PVT) using combined surgical and endovascular technique. Materials and Methods: Nine adult patients with PVT underwent tra...

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Main Authors: Abbas Chamsuddin, Lama Nazzal, Thomas Heffron, Osama Gaber, Raja Achou, Louis G Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-01-01
Series:The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology
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Online Access:http://www.arabjir.com/article.asp?issn=2542-7075;year=2017;volume=1;issue=1;spage=20;epage=26;aulast=Chamsuddin