Pediatric non-cirrhotic portal hypertension: Endoscopic outcome and perspectives from developing nations

Table 1 Clinical characteristics and outcome of non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis in pediatric studies

Parameters		Prasad et al[90] (n = 45)	Sood et al[91] (n = 19)	Poddar et al[109] (n = 11)	Franchi-Abella et al[110] (n = 48)
Mean or median (range) age at presentation		14.5 (6-18) yr	13.8 (5.9-17.6) yr	11 (5-14) yr	8.75 (1 mo-16 yr)
At presentation
	Variceal bleed	49%	15.70%	54.60%	18.80%
	Lump upper abdomen	47%	84.20%	45.40%	43.80%
	Ascites	20%	-	18%	-
	Spleen size (mean) cm	10.5	12 (4.75–17.25)	8	-
	Variceal recurrence	39%	-	18%	-
Poor outcome
	Decompensation	4%	0	0	12.50%
	Hepatopulmonary syndrome	2%	5%	-	4.20%
	Follow-up duration (mean)	48 (3-120) mo	18 (2-51) mo	57.5 (12-78) mo	15 (1-26) yr
	Survival without transplant	93%	100%	100%	88%