Per rectal portal scintigraphy as a useful tool for predicting esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients

Table 2 Portal shunt index in cirrhotic patients according to the etiologies of cirrhosis, presence of ascites, Child-Pugh grade and endoscopic appearances

			n	Portal shuntindex (%)
Etiology of cirrhosis
	Alcohol		29	78.87 ± 22.05
	Virus1		14	56.67 ± 24.08
	Alcohol with virus1		7	41.23 ± 23.47
Ascites	Absence		33	62.87 ± 28.62
	Presence		17	65.92 ± 23.64
Severity of liver diseases		Child A	21	52.60 ± 25.31
		Child B	18	69.29 ± 22.34
		Child C	11	76.64 ± 22.01
Endoscopic appearances		F1	14	50.03 ± 27.63
		F2	20	67.47 ± 24.99
		F3	16	72.65 ± 8.77
		RCS-positive	27	68.16 ± 23.78
		RCS-negative	23	52.04 ± 26.31

¹ Including hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus.