Selective Esophagogastric Devascularization in the Modified Sugiura Procedure for Patients with Cirrhotic Hemorrhagic Portal Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of patients.

Items	sMSP group (n = 30)	MSP group (n = 30)
Age (year)	47.15 ± 8.70	43.30 ± 12.81	0.31
Sex
Male	21	23	0.55
Female	9	7
History of hemorrhage before surgery
Once	19	16	0.42
Twice	11	14
Degree of esophageal-gastric varices
Moderate	16	17	0.79
Severe	14	13
Child–Pugh score
Grade B	12	14	0.60
Grade C	18	16
Width of portal vein (cm)	1.40 ± 0.17	1.34 ± 0.20	0.46
Blood flow velocity of portal vein	14.57 ± 3.71	12.63 ± 2.92	0.22
Free portal pressure (mmHg)	27.00 ± 6.41	28.00 ± 4.93	0.64
Liver volume (cm^3)	1142.73 ± 221.91	1221.45 ± 117.12	0.47
Ascites	10	9	0.78
Hepatic encephalopathy	0	0	—