TIPS for Platinum-Related Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Disease With Variceal Bleeding

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a procedure that uses imaging guidance to connect the portal vein to the hepatic vein in the liver. The TIPS-dedicated stent (Gore, Arizona, USA)was emplaced within the liver and gradually expanded utilizing a balloon with a diameter ranging from 6 to 10 millimeters, aiming for a decrease in portal-venous pressure gradient to less than 12 mmHg or achieve a reduction of 25 to 50% relative to the baseline pressure.

Endoscopic variceal ligation, endoscopic injection sclerotherapy, endoscopic variceal histoacryl injection therapy , or a combination of several methods were selected according to the location, size, and shape of the patient's varicose veins.Treatment failure can be transferred to TIPS therapy.