Table 2 Types of SPSS in the control and embolization groups.

From: Safety and efficacy of interventional embolization in cirrhotic patients with refractory hepatic encephalopathy associated with spontaneous portosystemic shunts

Type of SPSS

Control group (N = 89)

Embolization group (N = 34)

Splenorenal

22 (24.7%)

16 (47.1%)

Paraumbilical vein

23 (25.8%)

5 (14.7%)

Gastrorenal

7 (7.9%)

3 (8.8%)

Splenorenal + Paraumbilical vein

18 (20.2%)

3 (8.8%)

Gastrorenal + Paraumbilical vein

4 (4.5%)

3 (8.8%)

Others

15 (16.9%)

4 (11.8%)

  1. SPSS, spontaneous portosystemic shunt.