Liver failure after an uncovered TIPS procedure associated with hepatic infarction

Figure 1 Uncovered TIPS placed through the right suprahepatic vein to the right portal vein.

Figure 2 Abdominal computed tomography evaluation. A: Abdominal CT scan one year prior to TIPS placement showing a small nodular liver with ascites and splenomegaly; B: Abdominal CT scan one day after TIPS placement showing a hypodense triangular-shaped heterogeneous area in the right posterior segments of the liver, suggestive of hepatic ischemia; note how the spleen size is significantly reduced.