What is "TIPS" is contraindicated in and explain in detail?
Main contraindication for TIPSS is poal vein occlusion,which can be due to poal vein thrombosis.Post- shunt encephalopathy is the confusional state caused by the poal blood bypassing the detoxication of the liver.TIPSS is indicated in poal hypeension associated with cirrhosis,control of variceal bleeding,etc. Reference:Bailey & Love's sho practise of surgery,25the edition,page no:1089