Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2013; 19(30): 5000-5005
Published online Aug 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.5000
Table 2 Long-term outcome of patients
Fluency endoprosthesisWallgraft endoprosthesisP value
Patients (n)3340
Hepatic encephalopathy960.196
Variceal rebleeding7190.020
Shunt dysfunction
12 mo390.722
24 mo4150.039