Southern Medical Journal · 1997 · 44 citations · 0 references
MedicineRadiologySurgeryInterventional RadiologyRadiation ProtectionRadiation SafetyBiliary InterventionsBiliary Tract CancerPatient Radiation SafetyRadiation NecrosisRadiation TherapyRadiation ToxicityInternal Radiation ExposureIntraoperative Radiation TherapyPortosystemic ShuntsRadiation Exposure ManagementTips (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt)
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a recently introduced angiographic technique for achieving portal decompression. New invasive radiographic procedures such as TIPS can result in radiation exposure equal to that received by patients during radiation therapy. With these high doses of radiation, patients are at increased risk for radiodermatitis and long-term sequelae, such as scarring and carcinoma. Ours is the first reported case of radiodermatitis after TIPS.