Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics and abdominal ultrasound and endoscopy parameters of patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis, with and without pulmonary shunts.
| Characteristics | Total (n = 57) |
Pulmonary shunt | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 19) |
No (n = 38) |
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| Age (years), mean ± SD | 55.02 ± 14.16 | 52 ± 19 | 57 ± 11 | 0.328 |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 20 (35.1) | 5 (26.3) | 15 (39.5) | |
| Female | 37 (64.9) | 14 (73.7) | 23 (60.5) | 0.389 |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding, n (%) | 35 (61.4) | 11 (57.9) | 24 (63.2) | 0.777 |
| Longitudinal diameter of the spleen (cm), mean ± SD | 16.20 ± 2.58 | 16.14 ± 2.81 | 16.22 ± 2.49 | 0.911 |
| Portal vein cross-sectional diameter (cm)a, mean ± SD | 1.27 ± 0.32 | 1.28 ± 0.37 | 1.26 ± 0.29 | 0.785 |
| ≤ 1.2 cm, n (%) | 27 (49.1) | 10 (52.6) | 17 (47.2) | |
| > 1.2 cm, n (%) | 28 (50.9) | 9 (47.4) | 19 (52.8) | 0.781 |
| Splenic vein cross-sectional diameter (cm)b, mean ± SD | 1.00 ± 0.32 | 1.06 ± 0.37 | 0.96 ± 0.29 | 0.271 |
| ≤ 0.9 cm, n (%) | 22 (41.5) | 6 (31.6) | 16 (47.1) | |
| > 0.9 cm, n (%) | 31 (58.5) | 13 (68.4) | 18 (52.9) | 0.385 |
| Collateral vessels, n (%) | 24 (42.1) | 7 (36.8) | 17 (44.7) | 0.777 |
| Pattern of periportal fibrosis, n (%) | ||||
| Moderate | 17 (29.8) | 5 (26.3) | 12 (31.6) | |
| Advanced/Very Advanced | 40 (70.2) | 14 (73.7) | 26 (68.4) | 0.766 |
| Caliber of esophageal varices | ||||
| Small, n (%) | 21 (36.8) | 5 (26.3) | 16 (42.1) | |
| Medium/large, n (%) | 36 (63.2) | 14 (73.7) | 22 (57.9) | 0.383 |
| Portal hypertensive gastropathy, n (%) | 40 (70.2) | 16 (84.2) | 24 (63.2) | 0.132 |
a No data available for two patients in the group without pulmonary shunt.
b No data available for four patients in the group without pulmonary shunt.
SD, standard deviation