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SIR 2026

Categorical Course

Portal Hypertension

300 (advanced)

Session: Controversies in Portal Hypertension Diagnosis and Management

Variceal Embolization During TIPS: When and How to Do It

Sunday, April 12, 2026
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM ET
Location: 717
This session will provide the attendees with advanced-level, evidence-based, expert opinion information to enhance knowledge and practice in controversial concepts in portal hypertension with emphasis on physiologic changes of cirrhosis, MELD phenotypes, variceal embolization, and portal vein thrombus interventions in patients with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension.

Learning Objectives:

  • The attendees will learn that the individual components of the MELD score have varying prognostic significance in TIPS procedure outcomes and risk stratification.
  • The age old debate on variceal embolization during TIPS will be critically evaluated.
  • The attendees will learn about timing and appropriateness of interventions for PVT in the non Cirrhotic patient subgroup.