TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTALSYSTEMIC SHUNT (TIPS) VERSUS DISTAL SPLENORENAL SHUNT (DSRS)

This site contains information related to cirrhosis, portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, and some available treatments. Information is also available about a study recently funded by the National Institutes of Health to compare two methods of decompression treatment for patients bleeding from portal hypertension.

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