摘要
Introduction The Transjugular Intra-hepatic Porto-Systemic Shunt(TIPS)was introduced in the early 1990's by Josef Rosch.It rapidly gained popularity in the US where at that time we were performing many per week.Originally,it was utilized to treat variceal hemorrhage with good results but,over time, endoscopic banding procedures have become better and the shunt has fallen into relative disfavor due to its higher than expected closure rate.In the ensuing fifteen years,there have been many changes in the approach to the treatment of portal hypertension and more specific role for this specialized procedure.
Introduction The Transjugular Intra-hepatic Porto-Systemic Shunt （TIPS）was introduced in the early 1990＇s by Josef Rosch. It rapidly gained popularity in the US where at that time we were performing many per week. Originally, it was utilized to treat variceal hemorrhage with good results but, over time, endoscopic banding procedures have become better and the shunt has fallen into relative disfavor due to its higher than expected closure rate. In the ensuing fifteen years, there have been many changes in the approach to the treatment of portal hypertension and more specific role for this specialized procedure.
出处
《介入放射学杂志》
CSCD
2006年第12期767-767,768,共2页
Journal of Interventional Radiology
