Residency Essentials: Portal Hypertension 2 (TIPS, BRTO, BATO)

Portal Hypertension 2

Portal hypertension interventions are among the most complicated and difficult procedures in IR. This material is intended to supplement the procedural training that you are receiving at your home institution and help you master this important topic.

Expected completion time: 4 hours

Learning Objectives

  • Define portal hypertension biased on accepted pressure thresholds.
  • Explain how the altered physiology of portal hypertension is currently understood to cause sequelae including varices, ascites, and renal failure.
  • Identify important anatomic structures that are relevant to treatment of portal hypertension including shunt pathways, relationship of portal and hepatic veins and known major anatomic variants.
Course summary
Course opens: 
07/01/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2030
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Residency Essentials Clinical Topic: GI

Course Developer

  • Jeanne LaBerge, MD, FSIR - University of California San Francisco

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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