Portomesenteric decompression is often necessary to treat patients with refractory symptoms of portal hypertension. When transjugular or direct intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation is not feasible or is inadequate, surgical portosystemic shunt creation is considered, which carries significant morbidity and mortality in these high-risk patients. Surgery is further complicated in patients with portomesenteric thrombosis who require concurrent thrombectomy and long-term anticoagulation. In this article, we outline the technique for performing advanced endovascular alternatives to intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation including mesocaval and splenorenal shunting. We will also discuss some of the clinical considerations for treating these patients with symptomatic portal hypertension and portomesenteric thrombosis.
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J Vasc Interv Radiol
January 2025
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, Vascular and Intrventional Radiology. Electronic address:
Introduction: Recurrent portal hypertension (PH) after liver transplant (LT) and its management are not well-studied. This study aims to evaluate the impact of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) on outcomes of recurrent PH.
Methods: From a cohort of 1846 LT recipients, 36 patients who underwent TIPS creation after LT were identified and considered as cases.
J Vasc Interv Radiol
January 2025
Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC 27710. Electronic address:
Purpose: To compare costs of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation versus non-IVUS-guided TIPS creation, accounting for differences in procedure time and resource utilization.
Materials And Methods: This single institution retrospective study estimated procedure time and resource utilization from 157 consecutive elective TIPS creation procedures, of which 91 were IVUS-guided and 66 were non-IVUS-guided. Differences in procedure costs were derived using time-driven activity-based costing.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
January 2025
Interventional Radiology, Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paolo, Brazil.
Purpose: This study assesses the efficacy and safety of Portal Vein Recanalization with Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (PVR-TIPS) in non-cirrhotic patients with chronic portal vein occlusion (CPVO), cavernomatous transformation, and symptomatic portal hypertension (PH) and/or portal vein thrombotic progression.
Material And Methods: Medical records of 21 non-cirrhotic patients with CPVO and portal cavernoma undergoing PVR-TIPS were analyzed. Hemodynamic (intraprocedural reduction in portosystemic pressure gradient), clinical (data on gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal pain, ascites, and presence of esophageal varices from imaging exams) and technical success (PVR-TIPS) assessed efficacy.
Sci Rep
January 2025
Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine of Henan, University of Science and Technology, Jinghua Road #24, Luoyang, 471003, China.
To investigate the association between overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) and liver pathology after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation in cirrhotic patients. From July 2015 to April 2024, 73 patients from 4 hospitals in China who received TIPS creation and liver biopsy were retrospectively enrolled in this study. Based on whether OHE occurred within 3 months after TIPS creation, the patients were categorized into OHE (n = 29) and non-OHE (n = 44) groups.
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January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365 Clifton Road NE, Ste. B6200, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30322; Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Road NE, AG26, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 30322.
Background: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is frequently complicated by permanent shunt-dependent hydrocephalus, but it is difficult to predict which patients are at highest risk.
Objective: This study seeks to identify novel variables associated with shunt dependency after aSAH and to create a predictive algorithm that improves upon existing models.
Methods: Retrospective case control design was used.
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