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transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt noun: a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure in which a stent is placed within the liver to create a channel between the portal vein and hepatic vein, thereby reducing portal venous pressure and treating complications of portal hypertension such as variceal bleeding and refractory ascites.

transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure in which a stent is placed within the liver...
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Noun

transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (uncountable, abbreviation TIPS)

  1. A minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure in which a stent is placed within the liver to create a channel between the portal vein and hepatic vein, thereby reducing portal venous pressure and treating complications of portal hypertension such as variceal bleeding and refractory ascites.

Forms of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

abbreviationTIPS

Origin of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

From transjugular + intrahepatic + portosystemic + shunt

Questions about transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

What does transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt mean?
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt means a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure in which a stent is placed within the liver to create a channel between the portal vein and hepatic vein, thereby reducing portal venous pressure and treating complications of portal hypertension such as variceal bleeding and refractory ascites.
What part of speech is transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt?
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt is a noun.

Words near transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in the dictionary

  1. transjovian
  2. transjugant
  3. transjugants
  4. transjugation
  5. transjugular
  6. transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
  7. transjunctional
  8. transjurisdictional
  9. transjurisdictionally
  10. Transkei
  11. Transkeian

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