Please explain tipps procedure. benefitts?

TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt or (tips) is a procedure in which a shunt is placed between the portal vein and the hepatic vein. This procedure is performed usually through the jugular vein and is helps relieve the portal pressure so the esophageal and stomach bleeding does not occur as readily in patients with advanced liver disease. It is not without potential complications.

Liver disease: Procedure where doctor places a shunt in the liver from the inside through a small needle stick. Useful for patients with portal hypertension related to liver disease who have fluid in their belly, bleeding from esophogeal varices, budd-chairi, hepatorenal or hepatopulmonary syndrome, and hepatothorax.