Reduction of virus burden-induced splenectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis related to hepatitis C virus infection

Table 2 Characteristics of cirrhotic patients after splenectomy

	Age	Sex	Years After splenectomy	Serotype	HCV RNA (kcopies/mL)	Child’s classification	association of HCC1
1	75	Female	19	1	23	C	no
2	60	Female	16	Unknown2	Negative	A	no
3	80	Female	15	1	140	A	no
4	70	Female	15	1	130	B	no
5	63	Male	14	1	2	B	yes
6	67	Female	12	1	460	A	no
7	62	Male	12	1	Negative	A	no
8	50	Male	12	1	Negative	A	no
9	73	Female	11	Unknown2	Negative	A	no
10	67	Female	11	2	< 1	B	no
11	50	Male	10	1	480	C	no
12	60	Female	7	1	140	B	yes
13	56	Female	7	1	160	C	yes
14	38	Male	6	1	770	A	no
15	68	Male	5	1	210	B	yes
16	73	Female	2	1	510	A	no
17	66	Female	2	2	21	A	no
18	59	Female	2	1	420	A	yes
19	58	Male	1	2	14	B	yes
20	57	Male	1	1	380	A	yes

¹ Hepatocellular carcinoma;

² undeterminable serotype.