Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2013; 19(42): 7447-7454
Published online Nov 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i42.7447
Table 1 Patient characteristics at admission
Sex (female/male )26/38
Age at admission (yr)32.05 ± 2.00
Age at first diagnosis of portal cavernoma ( ≤ 18 yr/> 18 yr)26/38
History of portal cavernoma (yr)3.68 ± 0.78
Clinical presentations
Abdominal distension37
Abdominal pain26
Variceal bleeding29
Degree of varices (high risk/low risk/no varices)6/12/1946
Ascites20
Degree of ascites (grade III/grade II/grade I/no ascites)3/1/16/44
Hydrothorax10
Laboratory tests
RBC (1012/L)3.95 ± 0.11
Hb (g/L)106.25 ± 4.00
WBC (109/L)8.11 ± 1.03
PLT (109/L)298.73 ± 33.67
PT (s)14.14 ± 0.24
INR1.15 ± 0.02
ALT (U/L )29.97 ± 3.31
AST (U/L)30.28 ± 2.64
ALP (U/L)107.21 ± 7.68
GGT (U/L)41.16 ± 5.96
ALB (g/L)38.25 ± 0.58
TBIL (μmol/L)16.05 ± 1.32
Serum Cr (μmol/L)70.65 ± 2.48
Serum Na (mmol/L)139.54 ± 0.45
Child-Pugh class (A/B/C)12/1/1951
Child-Pugh score5.70 ± 0.13
MELD score4.25 ± 0.53
Location and degree of obstruction
Main portal vein (patent/partial/complete/fibrotic cord)5/5/12/42
Right portal vein obstruction49
Left portal vein obstruction51
Splenic vein obstruction and splenectomy39
Superior mesenteric vein obstruction34