Percutaneous transsplenic embolization of esophageal and gastrio-fundal varices in 18 patients

Table 1 Postoperative data of 18 HCC patients received PTSVE

Code/Survival	Reconstitu-tion of the portal vein	Operative Success	Blood infusion (Unit)	Ascites	Post-operative bleeding	Other complications
1/lost tofollow up	no	yes	none	negative	unknown	none
2/dead	yes	yes	none	negative	no	pleural effusion
3/dead	yes	yes	yes/4	moderate	no	none
4/suicide	yes	yes	none	negative	no	none
5/dead	yes	yes	none	slight	no	none
6/dead	yes	yes	none	moderate	occurred	hemoperitoneum
7/dead	no	no	none	moderate	no	none
8/alive	yes	yes*	none	moderate	no	none
9/lost to follow up	no	no	none	negative	unknown	none
10/dead	no	yes	yes/2	moderate	no	none
11/alive	yes	yes	none	negative	no	none
12/dead	no	yes	yes/4	slight	no	none
13/dead	no	yes	yes/2	slight	occurred	none
14/alive	no	yes	none	negative	no	hemoperitoneum
15/dead	yes	yes	yes/2	moderate	no	Acute hepatic failure
16/dead	yes	yes	none	slight	no	none
17/dead	yes	yes	no	sliight	no	none
18/dead	no	yes	no	negative	no	acute renal failure

^* Patient with slight varices which needn’t to be embolized.