Sonography in TIPS implanted patients – Case report

In recent years the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) has established itself as an alternative method for the prophylaxis of relapsing variceal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension. Implantation of the portosystemic shunt is a very effective way of decreasing the portal tension. One of our alcohol dependent patients had liver cirrhosis, suffered many times from life threatening variceal bleedings from the esophagus and needed transfusions and intensive care. After the second variceal bleeding we applied sclerotherapy. During control gastroscopy we saw remaining varices, which could ha…