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Adjectival Hyphens
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"severe right heart failure as the flow diversion from TIPS will increase pre-load"

Line 28:78 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'pre-load'.
List Punctuation
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"stent is deployed over the sheath."

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Acronyms
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"Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS or TIPSS) is a treatment for portal hypertension in which direct communication is formed between a hepatic vein and a branch of the portal vein, thus allowing some proportion of portal flow to bypass the liver. The target portosystemic gradient after TIPS formation is"

Line 1:76 · 'TIPS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS or TIPSS) is a treatment for portal hypertension in which direct communication is formed between a hepatic vein and a branch of the portal vein, thus allowing some proportion of portal flow to bypass the liver. The target portosystemic gradient after TIPS formation is"

Line 1:101 · 'TIPSS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS or TIPSS) is a treatment for portal hypertension in which direct communication is formed between a hepatic vein and a branch of the portal vein, thus allowing some proportion of portal flow to bypass the liver. The target portosystemic gradient after TIPS formation is"

Line 1:386 · 'TIPS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"severe right heart failure as the flow diversion from TIPS will increase pre-load"

Line 28:59 · 'TIPS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"curved TIPS puncture needle is advanced into the hepatic vein with its surrounding sheath"

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"for the typical case of right-hepatic-vein to right-portal-vein branch stent, the TIPS puncture needle is rotated anteriorly and advanced inferiorly through the liver parenchyma to the anticipated location of the portal vein branch"

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"portal venogram is performed with contrast injected through the TIPS puncture needle to confirm portal vein cannulation"

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"See: TIPS evaluation."

Line 88:12 · 'TIPS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"elevated serum ALT"

Line 94:20 · 'ALT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Clinical applications
  • H2 Indications
  • H2 Contraindications
  • H1 Technique
  • H2 Physical principles
  • H2 Device structure
  • H2 Device function
  • H2 Image acquisition
  • H2 Image reconstruction
  • H2 Post-processing
  • H2 Technical advances
  • H2 Protocols
  • H1 Interpretation
  • H2 Normal values
  • H2 Limitations
  • H2 Pitfalls and artifacts
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 Related articles
  • H1 See also

"Indications"

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"Contraindications"

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"Absolute contraindications"

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"Relative contraindications"

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"Procedure details"

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"Complications"

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"Acute complications"

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"Long-term complications"

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"Methods to assess patency"

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"Factors affecting poor survival"

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