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TIPS Flashcards

1
Q

what is a constrained TIPS

A

when you first deploy a balloon-expandable stent in the TIPS tract then follow it up with a self-expanding stent

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is EGD or TIPS the treatment of choice for acute variceal bleeding in a high risk patient

A

TIPS

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2
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bleeding incidence of gastric varices 2 years after development

A

25%

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3
Q

do esophageal or gastric varices bleed at a lower portosystemic gradient

A

gastric varices

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