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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