Placement of a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) can rarely result in a fistula between a portal or hepatic vein and a bile duct.
Patient selection: placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
Clinical findings:
(1) fever
(2) anemia
(3) variable jaundice
(4) bacteremia not explained by other cause, often polymicrobial
(5) variable hemobilia
Partial or complete occlusion of the TIPS can occur.
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
