Transjugular portosystemic intrahepatic shunt (TIPS) is a procedure used to alleviate portal hypertension. The two most common clinical indications for TIPS are secondary prevention of variceal hemorrhage and refractory ascites. Biliary complications, of which biliary‐shunt fistulas are the most common, are very rare. There are very limited data on TIPS placement leading to biliary obstruction. We describe a patient who underwent TIPS placement leading to biliary obstruction, initially thought to have alcohol‐associated hepatitis, who was successfully treated with interventional radiology‐guided percutaneous biliary drain placement.
Hegde et al. (Thu,) studied this question.