What is the needle size for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) procedure?

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Needle Size for TIPS Procedure

  • The needle size used for the Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) procedure is 21-gauge, as mentioned in the study published in 1994 1.
  • This study introduced a new, thin-needle (21-gauge long PTC needle) puncture technique using biplane fluoroscopy and targeting of a guidewire tip in the right hepatic artery.
  • The use of a 21-gauge needle allowed for a safer and more effective procedure, with no technical difficulties or complications encountered in the seven patients who underwent the TIPS procedure using this technique.
  • There is no mention of other needle sizes being used in the other studies provided 2, 3, 4, 5.

References

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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in liver transplant recipients.

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 2014

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