Short-Term Effects and Early Complications of Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for Gastric Varices

Table 1

Characteristics before BRTO.

Age (years)	61.6 ± 12.2
Gender
Male	51
Female	26
Timing of treatment
Emergency cases	15
Prophylactic cases	62
Etiology
HBV	3
HCV	36
Alcohol	26
NASH	4
PBC	3
AIH	2
IPH	3
Serum albumin (g/dL)	3.2 ± 0.6
Serum total bilirubin (mg/dL)	1.3 ± 0.7
Prothrombin time (%)	72.7 ± 13.2
Plateles (×10^4 μL)	9.2 ± 3.7
Child-Pugh
Score	7.2 ± 1.7
Classification
A (5-6)	32
B (7–9)	37
C (10–15)	8
Esophageal varices
Present	44
Absent	24
Unknown	9
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Present	30
Absent	47

Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation.