Direct connection between the portal vein (portal vein, blue arrow) and hepatic vein (green arrow) by metal stent (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt). Finely knobbed cirrhosis.See summary record of the liverAdditional findings: Alcoholic liver cirrhosis.Hospital: 55-year-old patient; Shocking upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in esophageal perforation. Suspected cirrhosis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Comment: TIPS (also: TIPSS) is an abbreviation for a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic (stent) shunt and describes a minimally invasive created connection between the portal vein and the hepatic vein (portosystemic shunt). With TIPS is to ensure that a certain portion of the blood flow from the portal vein does not flow into the liver, but directly into the systemic circulation. This allows a reduction of a portal hypertension.
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