Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in the management of variceal hemorrhage.

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement is a new non-operative therapeutic procedure used by interventional radiologists to manage patients with variceal hemorrhage who are unresponsive to medical treatment. This procedure offers an alternative to surgical shunt procedures with a much lower morbidity and mortality and has a high success rate in controlling bleeding. The early experience at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center is discussed.