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 |