TIPS to the rescue: Preoperative Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) placement in a patient with caput medusae and colon cancer

Irfan Masood, Arsalan Saleem, Komal Malik, Laila Rashidi, Manoj Kathuria

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Abstract

Abdominal surgery in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension remains a challenge due to higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Preoperative elective transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is increasingly being used in these patient population. Herein, we report a case of 65-year-old male with biopsy-proven ascending colon cancer and cirrhosis. As a sequalae of portal hypertension, patient also had large caput medusae which posed significant challenge to the surgical approach for resection of the colon cancer. The patient was managed initially with placement of TIPS to decompress the portal pressures and caput medusae and allow safe surgical field for curative resection of the colon cancer. Following this, the patient underwent uneventful laparoscopic right hemicolectomy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1423-1427
Number of pages5
JournalRadiology Case Reports
Volume15
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2020

Keywords

  • Caput medusae
  • Colon cancer
  • Portal hypertension
  • Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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