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Characteristics of the Study Population
| Type of Previous Shunt |
No. of Patients |
Age (median & range) |
Interval in Years from Shunt to OLTx (mean ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portal venous—maintaining | |||
| Distal splenorenal | 18 | 41 (12–61) | 5.6 ± 0.9 |
| Portal venous—diverting | |||
| Mesocaval | 17 | 39 (7–56) | 5.1 ± 0.9 |
| Portacaval end-to-side | 11 | 42 (4–51) | 7.7 ± 2.5 |
| Portacaval stde-to-side | 5 | 32 (20–64) | 3.5 ± 0.7 |
| Proximal splenorenal | 7 | 21 (21–41) | 7.9 ± 1.9 |
