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Patients receive TIPSs as a stabilizing entity for portal hypertension, which has numerous causes. TIPS placement is not curative, and these patients will continue to be managed with gastroenterologists for their underlying disease. When considering consultation and management of these patients, the involvement of gastroenterology is often helpful.

Mechanical complications of TIPS stents, including occlusion or malplacement that leads to worsening liver disease, will need to be addressed with interventional radiology. While the patient needs to be stabilized medically for their presenting problem, clinicians need to consider either the involvement of interventional radiology (IR) or transfer to a center with IR capabilities for definitive management.