Interventional (IR)Body / AbdominalResearchTrainee
Pancreatic Pseudocyst–Portal Vein Fistula with Portal Hypertension Treated via TIPS and Portal Vein Stenting
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR)6d ago
A rare pancreatic pseudocyst–portal vein fistula causing portal hypertension was successfully managed with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and portal vein stenting, per a case report in JVIR. (No numerical outcomes reported.)
- Single case report (n=1) of a very rare complication.
- Management combined TIPS creation and direct portal vein stenting; procedural details and follow-up data unavailable in the abstract.
- Limitation: single case with no control; findings are not generalizable.
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