Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt combined with esophagogastric variceal embolization in the treatment of a large gastrorenal shunt

Table 2 Comparison of main biochemical data and portosystemic pressure gradient before and after the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt + stomach and esophageal variceal embolization

	Before TIPS	After TIPS	P
Albumin (mg/dL)	32.24 ± 5.88	33.90 ± 7.26	0.199
ALT (u/L)	30.00 ± 17.51	30.85 ± 20.60	0.806
AST (u/L)	38.00 ± 25.95	41.88 ± 24.03	0.318
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	1.41 ± 0.76	1.45 ± 0.65	0.561
PT (%)	52 ± 14	51 ± 15	0.903
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1 ± 0.3	1 ± 0.4	0.58
Child-Pugh score	6.91 ± 1.44	6.79 ± 1.34	0.563
PPG (mmHg)	38.0 ± 6.4	28.2 ± 6.5	< 0.001

PPG: Portosystemic pressure gradient; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; PT: Prothrombin time.