Management of gastric fundal varices without gastro-renal shunt in 15 patients

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2008; 14(3): 448-453
Published online Jan 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.448

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients and profile of varices in GRS (+) and GRS (-) groups n (%)

	GRS (+)	GRS (-)	P
	(n = 79)	(n = 15)	value
Age: yr (range)	61.9 ± 10 (42-80)	61.5 ± 10 (44-76)	NS
Gender (Male:Female)	1:0.58	1:0.5	NS
Child-Pugh classification
A	47 (59.5)	6 (40)	NS
B	28 (35.4)	8 (53.3)	NS
C	4 (5.1)	1 (6.7)	NS
Endoscopic featres of GV
Form
F2	27 (34.1)	5 (33.3)	NS
F3	52 (65.8)	10 (66.7)	NS
Location
Lgf	12 (15.2)	4 (26.7)	NS
Lgcf	67 (84.8)	11 (73.3)	NS
Presence of red color spots	12 (15.2)	2 (13.3)	NS
History of GV bleeding	20 (25.3)	3 (20)	NS
Finding of CD-EUS
Blood vessel diameter (mm)	9.5 ± 3.4	6.7 ± 2.8^a	0.009
Blood flow velocity (cm/s)	16.5 ± 4.3	14.5 ± 3.5	NS
Blood flow volume (cm³/s)	50.8 ± 45.0	26.1 ± 25.7^a	0.043

NS: Not significant. GV: Gastric fundal varices; GRS: Gastro-renal shunt; CD-EUS: Color doppler endoscopic ultrasonography. Values for age and findings of CD- EUS are the median.

^aP < 0.05 vs GRS (+) group.

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Citation: Kameda N, Higuchi K, Shiba M, Kadouchi K, Machida H, Okazaki H, Tanigawa T, Watanabe T, Tominaga K, Fujiwara Y, Nakamura K, Arakawa T. Management of gastric fundal varices without gastro-renal shunt in 15 patients. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(3): 448-453
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Kameda N, Higuchi K, Shiba M, Kadouchi K, Machida H, Okazaki H, Tanigawa T, Watanabe T, Tominaga K, Fujiwara Y, Nakamura K, Arakawa T. Management of gastric fundal varices without gastro-renal shunt in 15 patients. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(3): 448-453 [PMID: 18200669 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.448]

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