Successful surgical management of ruptured umbilical hernias in cirrhotic patients

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2015; 21(10): 3109-3113
Published online Mar 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3109

Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)

Characteristic	Patients
Gender
Male	9 (81.8)
Female	2 (18.2)
Aetiology of cirrhosis
ALD	8 (72.7)
ALD + HCV	2 (18.2)
NASH	1 (9.1)
CTP class
B	8 (72.7)
C	3 (27.3)
Complications of cirrhosis other than ascites
Oesophageal varices	2 (18.2)
SBP	2 (18.2)
Oesophageal varices + SBP	1 (9.1)
Comorbidities
DM2	2 (18.2)
Chronic pancreatitis	1 (9.1)
DM2 + CVA + HTN	1 (9.1)
On liver transplant waiting list	8 (72.7)

ALD: Alcoholic liver disease; HCV: Hepatitis-C virus; NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; CTP: Child-Turcotte-Pugh; SBP: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; DM2: Diabetes melitus type 2; CVA: Cerebrovascular accident; HTN: Hypertension.

Citation: Chatzizacharias NA, Bradley JA, Harper S, Butler A, Jah A, Huguet E, Praseedom RK, Allison M, Gibbs P. Successful surgical management of ruptured umbilical hernias in cirrhotic patients. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(10): 3109-3113
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i10/3109.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3109