TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt) Glossary of Terms

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Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ammonia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bypass: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cirrhosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Drain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Encephalopathy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Esophagus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatic encephalopathy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatic vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intrahepatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Jugular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Jugular vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neck: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Portal vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rupture: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shunt: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vena cava: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com