Liver Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 1, 2004; 10(13): 1881-1884
Published online Jul 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1881
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 14 patients assigned to treat-ment with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt procedure
CharacteristicValue
Age (yr)
Range28-75
mean ± SD53.6 ± 12.7
Sex (M/F)13/1
Occlusion of portal vein
Portal vein trunk (complete/incomplete)10/4
Right branch (complete/incomplete)10/1
Left branch (complete/incomplete)2/2
Tumor type (nodular/massive/diffuse)2/6/6
With cavernous transformation of PV5
Times of TACE (mean ± SD)3.7 ± 1.8
Table 2 Portal pressure, ascites and clinical symptoms before and after TIPS procedure in 10 patients receiving stents (mean ± SD)
Before procedureAfter procedure(t/χ2 value)P Value
Portal vein pressure (mmHg)37.5 ± 4.818.2 ± 1.8t: 13.0320.000
Circumference of abdomen (cm)85.3 ± 4.779.2 ± 5.2t: 3.8230.002
Ascites
Mild38
Moderate14
Severe102
Diarrohea (times/d)3.8 ± 4.40 ± 0t: 3.2020.007
Hepatic encephalopathy
099
I35
II20
Variceal bleeding (times)1.9 ± 1.50 ± 0t: 4.7590.000