Portal vein embolization for arterio-portal shunt closure in hepatocellular carcinoma to facilitate selective internal radiation therapy

Table 1 Characteristics of 7 included patients using portal vein embolization to block arterio-portal shunt

Patient No.	Sex	Age (year)	Child-Pugh	BCLC	TAE	PVE	APS closure	HPS (%)	SIRT	Complication
1	Male	59	A6	C	No	Yes	Yes	4.65	Yes	No
2	Male	48	A6	C	Yes	Yes	No	/	No	No
3	Male	61	A5	B	Yes	Yes	Yes	16.42	Yes	No
4	Male	44	A6	C	Yes	Yes	Yes	53.87	No	No
5	Male	60	A5	C	No	Yes	Yes	16.95	Yes	No
6	Male	45	A6	C	Yes	Yes	Yes	5.21	Yes	No
7	Male	59	A6	C	No	Yes	Yes	8.50	Yes	No

BCLC: Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; TAE: Transcatheter arterial embolization; PVE: Portal vein embolization; APS: Arterio-portal shunt; HPS: Hepatopulmonary shunt; SIRT: Selective internal radiation therapy.