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Army GI @CRDAMC | Asst Prof of Med @USUhealthsci Husband | Girl Dad x2 | Interests: Pickleball, QI, & #MedEd via @SAUSHEC_GI @IUMedSchool & @WheatonCollege

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Why is shunt important for gastric varices? ▪️Shunt supplies variceal blood ▪️Shunt → higher recurrence post-EGD ▪️Risk of systemic embolization ▪️Enables IR access to varices ▪️Needed for BRTO, PARTO, CARTO ▪️TIPS improves ascites ▪️BRTO/TIPS may worsen encephalopathy

Why is shunt important for gastric varices? ▪️Shunt supplies variceal blood ▪️Shunt → higher recurrence post-EGD ▪️Risk of systemic embolization ▪️Enables IR access to varices ▪️Needed for BRTO, PARTO, CARTO ▪️TIPS improves ascites ▪️BRTO/TIPS may worsen encephalopathy