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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 2 Comparison between bleeding and non bleeding varices
| Characteristics | Bleeding GVn (%) | Non bleeding GVn (%) | P |
| Age | 50.48 ± 11.2 | 47.52 ± 12.7 | 0.14 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 30 (60) | 111 (65.3) | |
| Female | 20 (40) | 59 (34.7) | 0.49 |
| Child Pugh class. | |||
| A | 12 (24) | 27 (15.9) | |
| B | 26 (52) | 83 (48.8) | 0.22 |
| C | 12 (24) | 60 (35.3) | |
| Type of GV | |||
| GOV-I | 16 (32) | 77 (45.3) | 0.09 |
| GOV-II | 15 (30) | 58 (34.1) | 0.58 |
| IGV-I | 22 (44) | 39 (22.9) | < 0.01 |
| IGV-II | 0 (0) | 11 (6.5) | 0.06 |
| Etiology of PHTN | |||
| HBV | 6 (12) | 29 (17.1) | 0.39 |
| HCV | 34 (68) | 121 (71.2) | 0.76 |
| NBNC | 6 (12) | 21 (12.4) | 0.94 |
| Alcoholic | 02 (2) | 03 (1.8) | 0.48 |
| Non cirrhotic PHTN | 01 (2) | 08 (4.7) | 0.59 |
| Wilson’s disease | 01 (2) | 00 (0) | 0.06 |
- 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