Management of gastric fundal varices without gastro-renal shunt in 15 patients

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients and profile of varices in GRS (+) and GRS (-) groups n (%)

	GRS (+)	GRS (-)	P
	(n = 79)	(n = 15)	value
Age: yr (range)	61.9 ± 10 (42-80)	61.5 ± 10 (44-76)	NS
Gender (Male:Female)	1:0.58	1:0.5	NS
Child-Pugh classification
A	47 (59.5)	6 (40)	NS
B	28 (35.4)	8 (53.3)	NS
C	4 (5.1)	1 (6.7)	NS
Endoscopic featres of GV
Form
F2	27 (34.1)	5 (33.3)	NS
F3	52 (65.8)	10 (66.7)	NS
Location
Lgf	12 (15.2)	4 (26.7)	NS
Lgcf	67 (84.8)	11 (73.3)	NS
Presence of red color spots	12 (15.2)	2 (13.3)	NS
History of GV bleeding	20 (25.3)	3 (20)	NS
Finding of CD-EUS
Blood vessel diameter (mm)	9.5 ± 3.4	6.7 ± 2.8a	0.009
Blood flow velocity (cm/s)	16.5 ± 4.3	14.5 ± 3.5	NS
Blood flow volume (cm3/s)	50.8 ± 45.0	26.1 ± 25.7a	0.043

NS: Not significant. GV: Gastric fundal varices; GRS: Gastro-renal shunt; CD-EUS: Color doppler endoscopic ultrasonography. Values for age and findings of CD- EUS are the median.

^aP < 0.05 vs GRS (+) group.