Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2013; 19(7): 1111-1118
Published online Feb 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i7.1111
Table 3 Complications of chronic liver disease in the primary biliary cirrhosis cohort (n = 262) n (%)
Hepatic decompensation62 (23.7)
Portal hypertension62 (23.7)
Hypersplenism44 (16.8)
Esophageal varices47 (17.9)
Variceal bleeding35 (13.4)
Ascites43 (16.4)
Encephalopathy19 (7.3)
Coagulant function abnormality12 (4.6)
Hypoproteinemia35 (13.4)
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis3 (1.1)
Liver transplantation4 (1.5)
Death-liver related17 (6.5)1
Censor6 (2.3)
Lost to follow-up4 (1.5)
Death from causes unrelated to liver failure2 (0.8)