Portal vein thrombosis: Prevalence, patient characteristics and lifetime risk: A population study based on 23 796 consecutive autopsies

Table 3 Portal hypertension-related complications in categories of PVT based on likely etiology

Patient category	n	n	Complication
			Ascites		Oesophageal varices		Gastrointestinal bleeding
			n (%)	P value 2	n (%)	P value 2	n (%)	P value 2
Cirrhosis 1	72		45 (62)	<0.001	42 (58)	<0.001	34 (47)	<0.001
with primary hepatic cancer		26	21 (81)		13 (50)		7 (27)
without primary hepatic cancer		46	24 (52)		29 (63)		27 (59)
Primary hepatobiliary cancer 1	59		34 (58)	0.016	15 (25)	0.18	15 (25)	0.72
without cirrhosis		33	13 (39)		2 (6)		8 (24)
Secondary hepatobiliary malignancy 1	111		46 (41)	0.61	4 (4)	<0.001	15 (14)	0.002
Myeloproliferative disorders 1	7		4 (57)	0.47	2 (29)	0.62	2 (29)	0.67
Major abdominal infection / inflammation 1	25		12 (48)	0.67	1 (4)	0.06	5 (20)	0.81
No cause identified	36		6 (17)	<0.001	2 (6)	0.036	3 (8)	0.02
All patients with PVT	254		110 (43)		48 (19)		59 (25)

¹ Categories not mutually exclusive; 2 in comparison with all PVT patients not belonging to category.