Nutritional effects of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt--an often neglected benefit? "A preliminary report".

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a useful procedure for preventing complications of portal hypertension. Nutritional effects of TIPS have been described in cirrhotics. In this prospective study, the nutritional effects of TIPS in cirrhotics were aimed to be identified.