Hepatobiliary Interventions
Paracentesis
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
- •Used to shunt blood from portal vein to hepatic vein to decrease portal hypertension
- •Refractory ascites
- •Refractory variceal bleeding
Percutaneous cholecystostomy
- Used for patients with cholecystitis unable to undergo immediate cholecystectomy
Biliary stent placement