Portal venous stent placement for treatment of portal hypertension caused by benign main portal vein stenosis

Table 1 The clinical characteristics of six patients.

Patient no.	Sex	Age (yr)	Symptoms	Etiology	Portal venous pressure (cm H2O)		Stent style
					Before stent placement	After stent placement
1	Male	33	Ascites, gastroesophageal varices,hematemesis	Postsurgical of liver transplantation	45	20	Wallstent
2	Male	35	Ascites	Postsurgical of liver transplantation	33	18	Wallstent
3	Male	21	Ascites, Melena	Necrotizing pancreatitis	38	20	Wallstent
4	Male	65	Gastroesophageal varices, Melena	Postsurgical of liver transplantation	35	18	Wallstent
5	Male	40	Ascites Necrotizing	pancreatitis	40	15	Symphony
6	Male	45	Gastroesophageal varices, Melena	Suppurative appendicitis	33	17	Wallstent

1 cm H₂O = 0.098 kPa.