The Portosystemic Shunt for the Control of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhotic Patients: Past and Present

Table 1

Stages of PHT.

Stage	Classification	Percentage
Stage I	Splenomegaly with hypersplenism	12% (66 patients)
Stage II A	Esophageal varices	33% (182 patients)
Stage II B	Variceal bleeding
Stage III A	Pharmacodynamically reversible ascites	55% (302 patients)
Stage III B	Pharmacodynamically irreversible ascites