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

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Stage I</td><td class="align_center">15.2 (mmHg)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Stage II A</td><td class="align_center">21.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Stage II B</td><td class="align_center">24.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Stage III A</td><td class="align_center">25.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Stage III B</td><td class="align_center">22.0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>STD—stage; PP- portal pressure; PHT—portal hypertension.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>PP variation according to the stage of PHT.</div>

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Table 2: The Portosystemic Shunt for the Control of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhotic Patients: Past and Present 