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. 2005 May 21;11(19):2892–2899. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i19.2892

Table 16.

Changes in diameter of stem hepatic portal vein, thickness of spleen and diameter of splenic vein before and after treatment in two groups (mean±SD).

Parameters	Group	n	Pretreatment	12-wk treatment	24-wk treatment
Diameter of stem	Experimental	110	12.34±1.94	11.96±1.69^b ^d	12.03±1.61^a
hepatic vein (mm)	Control	106	12.30±1.75	12.37±1.76	12.06±1.51
Diameter of	Experimental	110	42.77±9.23	41.10±8.11^b	41.77±7.88
spleen (mm)	Control	106	42.45±9.94	42.12±9.90	41.32±8.28^a
Diameter of	Experimental	110	7.57±1.86	7.41±1.84	7.28±1.52^a
splenic vein (mm)	Control	106	7.67±1.94	7.43±1.80^a	7.39±2.00^a

^a

P<0.05,

^b

P<0.01 vs treatment,

^d

P<0.01 vs different time point and pretreatment between groups.