Teitelbaum G P, Van Allan R J, Reed R A, Hanks S, Katz M D
Department of Radiology, LAC + USC Medical Center 90033.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1993 May-Jun;16(3):198-200. doi: 10.1007/BF02641894.
We describe a technique to aid in technically difficult transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedures by sonographically guided transabdominal fine-needle portal vein puncture for placement of a 0.018-inch platinum-tipped target guidewire within an appropriate portal venous branch.