Research Article

The Pull-Through Technique for Recanalization of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Dysfunction

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Images of pull-through technical failure. Patient No. 4 developed shunt dysfunction 11 months after TIPS. The guide wire was unable to get through the occlusion at the hepatic vein end (a). We created a parallel TIPS as an alternative (b).
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