Extrahepatic portacaval shunt via a magnetic compression technique: A cadaveric feasibility study

Table 1 Parameters of the portal vein and the inferior vena cava from cadavers and computed tomography scan of portal hypertension patients

	CT scan1	Cadaver2	P value3
Male, n	17	14
Female, n	13	6
Age, yr	50.2 ± 11.0	53.9 ± 10.7
Diameter of PV, mm	14.39 ± 2.36	14.48 ± 1.47	0.871
Diameter of IVC, mm	17.17 ± 5.94	24.71 ± 2.64	0.000
Interval space 1, mm4	9.50 ± 4.79	10.14 ± 1.70	0.509
Interval space 2, mm5	9.79 ± 4.56	8.93 ± 1.17	0.332
Effective length, mm	-	30.30 ± 4.19	-

¹n = 30;

²n = 20;

³P value < 0.05 was considered significant;

⁴at the plane of S;

⁵at the plane of P or C. PV: Portal vein; IVC: Inferior vena cava; CT: Computed tomography.