Table 2.

Ultrasonographic features of the studied groups

	Control group		Single infusion		Repeated infusion		P value
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Liver size
Average	6	20	6	20	8	26.7	1.00
Shrunken	24	80	24	80	22	73.3
Liver texture
Cirrhotic	30	100	30	100	30	100
Spleen
Average sized	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.427
Mild splenomegaly	12	40	18	60	24	80
Moderate splenomegaly	18	60	12	40	6	20
Ascites
Absent	13	43.3	9	30	12	40	0.274
Mild	5	16.7	6	20	6	20
Moderate	8	26.7	10	33.3	8	26.7
Massive	4	13.3	5	16.7	4	13.3
Portal vein
Patent	30	100	30	100	30	100

None of these parameters showed significant differences among the three groups