Chapter 29: The Conventional Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration Procedure Minhaj S. Khaja and Wael E.A. Saad Introduction Transvenous obliteration of gastric varices can be performed from the systemic-venous side (draining…
Chapter 3: Noninvasive Cross-Sectional and Vascular Imaging of Portal Hypertension Celia P. Corona-Villalobos, Luciana G. Matteoni-Athayde, Neda Rastegar, and Ihab R. Kamel Introduction Patients with chronic liver disease, especially those…
Chapter 28: Vascular Anatomy and Classification Schema of Gastric Varices Relevant to Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration Minhaj S. Khaja, Shozo Hirota, Kaoru Kobayashi, Satoshi Yamamoto, and Wael E.A. Saad Introduction…
Chapter 12: Hepatic and Portal Venous Anatomy Relative to the Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedure Nael E. Saad and Kathryn J. Fowler Introduction Portal hypertension (PHT) is a condition that…
Chapter 33: Management of Stomal Varices Ravi N. Srinivasa, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, and Wael E.A. Saad Introduction Portal hypertension is associated with the formation of varices in various locations,…
Chapter 15: The Intravascular Ultrasound–Guided Direct Intrahepatic Portacaval Shunt Bryan D. Petersen Introduction The transjugular intrahepatic shunt (TIPS) procedure is one of the most technically challenging and potentially hazardous procedures…
Chapter 7: Endoscopic Classification and Management of Varices David M. Arner and Abdullah M.S. Al-Osaimi Introduction Gastrointestinal (GI) varices represent a serious complication of portal hypertension (PHT) and can lead…
Chapter 20: Doppler Surveillance of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts in the Stent-Graft Era Nirvikar Dahiya, Michael F. Lin, and Christine O. Menias Introduction A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is…
Chapter 6: Medical Management of Portal Hypertension Complications Wissam Bleibel and Abdullah M.S. Al-Osaimi Introduction Portal hypertension (PHT) is caused by increased resistance to portal outflow and increased portal inflow…
Chapter 13: Technique for the Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedure John A. Kaufman, Frederick S. Keller, and Josef Rösch Historical Note The origin of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) can…
