Table 4.

Short- and long-term follow-up results of the 46 patients who underwent the modified Sugiura procedure

Endoscopic findings (6 months postoperation) (n = 36 patients)	Long-term results (14 months–22 years) (n = 24 patients)
Recurrence of varices (first and second degree) (n = 8 patients)	Bleeding esophageal varices (n = 4 patients)
Hemorrhagic gastritis-portal gastropathy (n = 12 patients)	Hemorrhagic gastritis-portal gastropathy (n = 3 patients)
Gastric fundus varices (n = 3 patients)	Hepatic failure (n = 9 patients)
Stenosis of the anastomosis (n = 7 patients)	Occurrence of hepatocellular cancer (n = 2 patients)
	No rebleeding 5 years postoperatively (n = 10 patients)