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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) dysfunction can cause recurrent portal hypertension (PH)-related complications such as ascites and gastroesophageal variceal bleeding. Portography is invasive and costly limits its use as a screening modality. To assess the clinical value of conventional ultrasound in combination with point shear wave elastography (pSWE) to predict TIPS dysfunction. A total of 184 patients with cirrhosis scheduled for TIPS implantation were enrolled in this study and evaluated retrospectively. The splenoportal venous bloo