Vein surgery. Coloured angiogram (X-ray) of surgery to lower the blood pressure in the portal vein of a 60 year old patient. A catheter (black line running down from top centre) has been used to form a channel (shunt) between the portal vein,which moves blood from the digestive system to the liver,and the hepatic vein,which carries blood away from the liver. A stent (curved wire mesh tube,brown) is holding this TIPSS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) open. The high blood pressure has been causing oesophageal bleeding | |
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Taille de l’image : | 3121 px × 2835 px |
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