This is a specialised interventional radiology procedure that involves placement of a stent in the liver to reroute the blood flow and thereby reduce the portal pressure which is the pressure of the blood flowing through the liver.

It is usually done in patients with liver cirrhosis who have recurrent bleeding from esophageal/gastric varices or in those patients who have uncontrollable ascites due to end stage liver disease.

You are welcome to contact to Dr. Kaiser Raja who is an expert in the management of advanced liver diseases and can suggest whether TIPS may be a useful option.