transjugular

transjugular
trans·jug·u·lar (trans-jugґu-lər) through a jugular vein, such as a diagnostic procedure.

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  • 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

  • transjugular cholangiography — cholangiography after catheterization of a hepatic vein via the internal jugular vein in the neck and entry into a bile duct by percutaneous puncture across the wall of the hepatic vein …   Medical dictionary

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  • 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

  • TIPS — • Transjugular Intrahepatic Portacaval Shunt [study]; • transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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  • TIPSS — transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt * * * (transcutaneous intrahepatic porto systemic shunt) see portal hypertension …   Medical dictionary

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