Table 1.
Salient clinical features of symptomatic portal biliopathy patients presenting for surgical management
| Clinical feature | |
|---|---|
| History of jaundice, n (%) | 39 (100%) |
| Jaundice at presentation, n (%) | 28 (71.8%) |
| Jaundice as sole presentation, n (%) | 6 (15.4%) |
| History of cholangitis, n (%) | 24 (61.5%) |
| Number of cholangitis episodes, mean (range) | 6.3 ± 5.5 (1–25) |
| Variceal bleed, n (%) | 33 (84.6%) |
| Abdominal pain, n (%) | 24 (61.5%) |
| Palpable spleen, n (%) | 34 (87.2%) |
| Symptomatic splenomegaly, n (%) | 3 (7.6%) |
| Hypersplenism, n (%) | 7 (17.9%) |
| Hepatomegaly, n (%) | 25 (64.1%) |
| Ascites (mild), n (%) | 1 (2.6%) |
| Peripheral signs of liver cell failure, n | 0 |