Table 1 Patient and PPVC baseline characteristics
Characteristics | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 44 | n = 54 | n = 105 | n = 17 | |
Sex | ||||
Female (%) | 22 (50) | 28 (52) | 55 (52) | 10 (59) |
Male (%) | 22 (50) | 26 (48) | 50 (48) | 7 (41) |
Age, years | ||||
Median [IQR] | 13.1 [36.1] | 15.9 [47.6] | 44.6 [20.4] | 10.9 [38.2] |
Indication to PPVC | ||||
Pancreatic islet transplantation (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 104 (99) | 2 (12) |
Portal anastomosis stenosis in OLT (%) | 16 (36) | 40 (74) | 0 (0) | 10 (59) |
Portal vein stenosis/thrombosis (%) | 7 (16) | 7 (13) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) |
TIPS creation (%) | 15 (34) | 3 (6) | 1 (1) | 3 (18) |
Meso-rex anastomosis stenosis (%) | 3 (7) | 4 (7) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) |
Portal varices embolisation (%) | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Type of approach for PPVC | ||||
Right transhepatic (%) | 14 (32) | 26 (48) | 101 (96) | 7 (41) |
Left transhepatic (%) | 5 (11) | 6 (11) | 4 (4) | 1 (6) |
Lateral left split liver (%) | 18 (41) | 19 (35) | 0 (0) | 7 (41) |
Main portal trunk (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (12) |
Trans-splenic (%) | 7 (16) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Internal calibre of PPVC sheath, French | ||||
Median | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |