Debates in Portal Hypertension

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT

Location: Music City Center, Davidson Ballroom C1-2

CE: 1.5

Coordinator(s)

Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Radiology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division, United States
George Behrens, MD

Interventional Radiology
VIR Chicago, United States

This session will concentrate on discussing controversial topics in patient selection, and procedural aspects and options in portal hypertension interventions.

Learning Objectives:

learn nuances of patient selection for TIPS procedures
Learn positive and negative consequences of TIPS procedures
debate necessity of variceal embolization as part of a TIPS procedure

Presentations:

10:00 AM – 10:22 AM CT

TIPS is not an option in patients with high MELD/APACHE scores pro vs con
Speaker: Philip D. Orons, DO, FSIR (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Speaker: Khashayar Farsad, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Oregon Health and Science University
10:22 AM – 10:44 AM CT

Varices should be embolized in all TIPS pts Pro vs con
Speaker: Bartley Thornburg, MD – Northwestern Medicine
Speaker: George Behrens, MD – VIR Chicago
10:44 AM – 11:06 AM CT

TIPS should not be offered to high risk sungroups: Frailty, sarcopenia, and elderly
Speaker: Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division
Speaker: George Behrens, MD – VIR Chicago
11:06 AM – 11:30 AM CT

Q&A