TIPS stands for which hepatic procedure?

• A. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
• B. Transhepatic Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
• C. Transjugular Intrahepatic Pancreatic Shunt
• D. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portal Shunt

Answer: (A)

Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt is an interventional radiology procedure that creates a channel inside the liver connecting the portal vein to a hepatic vein, using a stent, with access through the internal jugular vein. This transjugular route and the intrahepatic portosystemic connection are what define the procedure, and the goal is to reduce portal hypertension by diverting blood away from the liver into the systemic circulation. The other options don’t fit because one would access through the liver directly (transhepatic) rather than via the jugular vein, the pancreatic option references the wrong organ, and a portal shunt without specifying the transjugular, intrahepatic portosystemic design is incomplete.