Research Article
Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Ligation versus Endovascular Embolization for Type II Congenital Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
Table 4
Clinical outcomes in the surgical and interventional group pre- and postprocedure.
| Variable | Surgical group () | Interventional group () | value |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | | | | Preprocedure | | | 0.46 | 3 months | | | 0.08 | 6 months | | | <0.001 | 12 months | | | <0.001 | 36 months | | | 0.03 | Serum ammonia (μmol/L) | | | | Preprocedure | | | 0.12 | 3 months | | | 0.003 | 6 months | | | 0.01 | 12 months | | | <0.001 | 36 months | | | <0.001 | Portal vein diameter (mm) | | | | Preprocedure | | | 0.25 | 3 months | | | 0.34 | 6 months | | | 0.22 | 12 months | | | 0.09 | 36 months | | | 0.046 | Child-Pugh score | | | | Preprocedure | | | 0.36 | 3 months | | | 0.01 | 6 months | | | 0.001 | 12 months | | | <0.001 | 36 months | | | 0.001 |
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