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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2007; 13(8): 1247-1251
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1247
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1247
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with gastric varices
Characteristics | n | (%) |
Number of patients | 220 | |
Male:Female | 141:79 | (65:35) |
Mean age (yr) | 50 ± 11 | |
Etiology of GV | ||
HCV cirrhosis | 155 | (70) |
HBV cirrhosis | 38 | (17.5) |
NBNC | 27 | (12.5) |
NCPHTN | 9 | |
Alcoholism | 5 | |
Budd-Chiari syndrome | 1 | |
Wilson’s disease | 1 | |
Child-Pugh classification | ||
(A/B/C) | 39/109/72 | (18/49/33) |
Types of gastric varices | ||
GOV-1 | 78 | (35) |
GOV-2 | 56 | (25) |
IGV-1 | 59 | (27) |
IGV-2 | 6 | (03) |
GOV-1 + GOV-2 | 14 | (06) |
GOV-2 + IGV-2 | 3 | (1.5) |
GOV 1+IGV 2 | 2 | (01) |
GOV 1 + IGV 1 | 2 | (01) |
- Citation: Mumtaz K, Majid S, Shah HA, Hameed K, Ahmed A, Hamid S, Jafri W. Prevalence of gastric varices and results of sclerotherapy with N-butyl 2 cyanoacrylate for controlling acute gastric variceal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(8): 1247-1251
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i8/1247.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1247