Liver disease
Liver treatments delivered from the inside.
TIPS, paracentesis, bile duct drainage, liver biopsy and liver tumor care for people living with liver disease.
- TIPS
- Paracentesis
- Bile duct care
On imagingCholangiogram: contrast fills the bile ducts so we can see where they are blocked.
Conditions and treatments
Each page explains what is happening in your body, your options, what the procedure is like and how recovery goes.
Liver disease & procedures
TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt)
A stent inside the liver, placed through the neck, that lowers pressure from cirrhosis.
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Paracentesis
Drain fluid from the belly through a thin tube, with numbing medicine and quick relief.
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Medical liver biopsy
Measure liver inflammation, fat and scarring with a needle sample, through the side or the neck.
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Liver tumors
Primary liver cancer and liver metastases: what they are and every way to treat them.
Learn more →Videos
Short, plain-language videos on the conditions and procedures we treat, made for patients and families.
Understanding Y90 Radioembolization
Cancer Treatment Breakthrough: How Histotripsy Transforms Tumor Removal
14:23
Removing Ascites Fluid: Paracentesis Explained
10:32
PleurX Catheter
8:23
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
14:50
Quick answers
Under a minute each
Fabio Komlos, MD
“I would rather spend ten minutes showing you your own images than ten seconds telling you not to worry.”
Dr. Fabio Komlos is an interventional radiologist: a doctor who treats disease from the inside, through a pinhole, guided by X-ray, ultrasound and CT. He reviews your scans himself, walks you through them, and performs your procedure.
Talk to us about your options
Request a consultation online, or call 650-404-8445, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. You can also ask your doctor to send a referral. We will review your imaging and help you decide whether a procedure makes sense.