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Table 1 Demographic data of patients in both studied groups

From: Stent patency and outcome of TIPS through the left versus the right portal branches

 

TIPS-LPV

TIPS-RPV

Clinical characteristics

 Age (years)

46.8 ± 7.3

43.7 ± 8.2

 Range

25–65

22–65

Gender (n)

 Male

38 (70.3%)

40 (71.4%)

 Female

16 (29.6%)

16 (28.6%)

Cirrhosis etiology (n)

 Virus C

28 (51.9%)

32 (57.2%)

 Budd-Chiary

22 (40.7%)

18 (32.1%)

 Virus B

4 (7.4%)

6 (10.7%)

Child (n)

 A

4 (7.4%)

5 (7.6%)

 B

44 (81.4%)

46 (82.1%)

 C

6 (11.2%)

5(11.3%)

Indications of TIPS (n)

 Bleeding with ascites

38 (71.4%)

37 (67.1%)

 Recurrent bleeding without ascites

16 (29.6%)

19 (33.9%)

Liver and renal functions (mean ± SD)

 Bilirubin

1.2 ± 0.22

1.06 ± 0.2

 Albumin

3.27 ± 0.47

3.18.1 ± 0.4

 Serum glutamine transferase

31 ± 6.39

32.51 ± 4.3

 SGPT

30 ± 7.37

32.61 ± 5.1

 Creatinine

1.1 ± 0.6

1.01 ± 0.4

 Urea

41.2 ± 9.2

38.16 ± 6.2