A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...

Watford General Hospital now offers Spyglass endoscopy, enabling faster, more accurate diagnosis and treatment of liver and ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure is a treatment method used to lower portal hypertension, or excessive pressure in your portal vein. This vein is responsible for ...

Endoscopy is a way to examine your digestive tract with a camera, called an endoscope. The endoscope is a flexible tube with a light and the camera attached. Through this state-of-the-art technology, ...

Patients across West Hertfordshire are benefiting from faster, more accurate diagnosis and treatment for serious liver and ...

A liver biopsy is an outpatient procedure that your doctor may recommend to diagnose an underlying medical condition. The procedure may cause pain, but it’s usually short lasting. Many liver biopsies ...

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has become the first health system in the state to treat a patient using histotripsy, a noninvasive ultrasound-based therapy for liver tumors. The procedure uses the ...

A liver scan describes a specialized imaging test that examines the liver to help identify certain conditions, assess liver function, and monitor treatment progress. The liver is the largest solid ...

Robotic surgery is beginning to transform one of the most complex abdominal procedures — liver transplantation — into a more precise, less invasive option, according to an April New York City-based ...

Experts said that by 2040, today’s complex endoscopy procedures could become possible through a simple capsule or ‘pill’ ...