Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic

"Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A type of surgical portasystemic shunt to reduce portal hypertension with associated complications of esophageal varices and ascites. It is performed percutaneously through the jugular vein and involves the creation of an intrahepatic shunt between the hepatic vein and portal vein. The channel is maintained by a metallic stent. The procedure can be performed in patients who have failed sclerotherapy and is an additional option to the surgical techniques of portocaval, mesocaval, and splenorenal shunts. It takes one to three hours to perform. (JAMA 1995;273(23):1824-30)

Descriptor ID	D019168
MeSH Number(s)	E04.035.760.795 E04.100.814.868.937.830
Concept/Terms	Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic TIPSS Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Portosystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic Portasystemic Transjugular Intrahepatic Portasystemic Shunt

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anastomosis, Surgical [E04.035]
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical [E04.035.760]
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic [E04.035.760.795]
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100]
Vascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100.814]
Vascular Grafting [E04.100.814.868]
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical [E04.100.814.868.937]
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic [E04.100.814.868.937.830]

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