portosystemic shunt

portosystemic shunt
a surgically created shunt that connects the portal and systemic circulations, such as a mesocaval, portacaval, or splenorenal shunt, for treatment of portal hypertension. Called also portosystemic anastomosis.

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  • Portosystemic shunt — A portosystemic shunt (PSS), also known as a liver shunt, is a bypass of the liver by the body s circulatory system. It can be either a congenital (present at birth) or acquired condition. Congenital PSS is a hereditary condition in dogs and cats …   Wikipedia

  • Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = ICD10 = ICD9 = 39.1 MeshID = OtherCodes = A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, also TIPS, is an artificial channel in the liver from the portal vein to a hepatic vein (for blood). It is… …   Wikipedia

  • Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt — A shunt that allows blood from the portal circulation (that supplies the liver) to flow into the systemic (general) circulation. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt involves catheterization of a hepatic (liver) vein by the transjugular… …   Medical dictionary

  • Transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt (TIPS) — A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is used primarily (but not exclusively) in patients with cirrhosis in …   Medical dictionary

  • Shunt, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic — A shunt that allows blood from the portal circulation (that supplies the liver) to flow into the systemic (general) circulation. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt involves catheterization of a hepatic (liver) vein by the transjugular… …   Medical dictionary

  • Shunt, transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic (TIPS) — A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is used primarily (but not exclusively) in patients with cirrhosis in …   Medical dictionary

  • Shunt (medical) — Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds In medicine, a shunt is a hole or a small passage which moves, or allows movement of fluid from one part of the body to another. The term may describe either congenital or acquired shunts; and… …   Wikipedia

  • Shunt intra-hépatique par voie transjugulaire — Un shunt intra hépatique par voie transjugulaire (en anglais Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt communément abrégé en TIPS ou TiPSS) est un canal artificiel créé dans le foie entre la veine porte et une veine sus hépatique. Il est créé …   Wikipédia en Français

  • portosystemic — Relating to connections between the portal and systemic venous systems. * * * por·to·sys·tem·ic .pȯr tō sis tem ik adj connecting the hepatic portal system and the venous part of the systemic circulation <management of hypertension in the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Shunt — 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body. A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure from… …   Medical dictionary

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