What are the risks of TIPS?

What are the risks of TIPS?

Kenneth W. Chin (M.D., F.A.C.R.) gives expert video advice on: What can I expect during TIPS?; How is TIPS performed?; What does equipment used for TIPS look like? and more...

TIPS procedures are performed in patients who are already very ill they have a severe liver disease which is usually leading to this potential procedure. The risks of the procedure can include bleeding or infection or injure to the liver bleeding into the abdomen or the potential of what we call hepatic encephalopathy. The benefits of the procedure outweigh the potential risks in that we can frequently perform these procedures with a very low complication rate and determine whether or not decreasing the pressure within your portal veins will help you get through the problems you've been having with either bleeding or ascites.