Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2013; 19(44): 8085-8092
Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.8085
Table 1 Clinical data on transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in 280 patients
Clinical factorNo. of patients
Sex
Male223
Female57
Age (yr, mean ± SD)48.2 ± 13.7
Procedure
Elective260
Emergency20
Indication for TIPS
Hemorrhage of upper digestive tract265
Hepatorenal syndrome15
Cause
Cirrhosis after hepatitis B virus infection168
Cirrhosis after hepatitis C virus infection10
Hepatatis B virus infection complicated by schistosomial cirrhosis16
Hepatitis B virus infection complicated by alcoholic cirrhosis54
Alcoholic cirrhosis24
Unexplained cirrhosis8
Child-Pugh grading
A60
B184
C36