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. 2014 Sep;31(3):235–242. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1382790

Table 2. Indications for TIPS.

Variceal bleeding, secondary prevention, and acute bleeding refractory to medical and endoscopic treatments
Refractory ascites
Hepatorenal syndrome (types 1 and 2)
Budd–Chiari syndrome
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
Hepatic hydrothorax
Portal hypertensive gastropathy
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
Portal vein thrombosis

Abbreviation: TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.