Portal hypertensive colopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis

Table 1 Etiologies of liver cirrhosis.

Diagnosis	Patients (n)
HCV	29
HBV	3
Non-B non-C	5
Alcohol	5
AIH	3
PBC	2

AIH: autoimmune hepatitis, PBC: primary biliary cirrhosis.

Table 2 Characteristics of the 47 patients.

		PHC-positive n = 31 (%)	PHC-negative n = 16 (%)	P
Age (yr)		62.5±7.3	61.6±9.7	NS
Sex	(M:F)	18:13	13:3	NS
Child–Pugh	(A:B+C)	11:20	12:4	P<0.05
PHG	None	23 (76.7)	10 (62.5)	NS
	Mild	5	5	NS
	Severe	2	1	NS
Ascites		3 (9.7)	1 (6.3)	NS
Splenomegaly		24 (77.4)	11 (68.8)	NS
Alcohol		4 (12.9)	3 (18.8)	NS
HCC		7 (22.6)	6 (37.5)	NS
EG varices		17 (54.8)	5 (31.3)	NS

PHC: portal hypertensive colopathy, PHG: portal hypertensive gastropathy, HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma, EG varices: esophago-gastric varices.

Table 3 Laboratory data of the 47 patients.

	PHC-positive n = 31	PHC-negative n = 16	P
Prothrombin time (%)	74.0±15.7	81.4±21.7	NS
ALT (IU/L)	51.1±33.8	55.9±41.8	NS
Platelet (×104/mm3)	8.3±4.3	12.1±5.1	P<0.05
Serum albumin (g/dL)	3.2±0.6	3.4±0.5	NS
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	1.55±0.94	1.08±0.73	NS
Cholinesterase (rpH)	0.48±0.27	0.55±0.21	NS
ICG R15	30.5±15.4	25.0±9.6	NS

ICG R15: indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min.