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Table 2 Collaterals tabulated on aetiology and Child-Pugh classification.

From: Blood ammonia levels in liver cirrhosis: a clue for the presence of portosystemic collateral veins

Post-viral

EV

EV

EV

PHG

PHG

PHG

LSS

LSS

LSS

CHILD

no

yes

Total

no

yes

Total

no

yes

Total

A

40

18

58

23

35

58

56

2

58

B

27

33

60

22

38

60

54

6

60

C

1

6

7

2

5

7

5

2

7

Total

68

57

125

47

78

125

115

10

125

Ethanol

         

CHILD

no

yes

Total

no

yes

Total

no

yes

Total

A

3

1

4

3

1

4

4

0

4

B

6

6

12

8

4

12

9

3

12

C

0

4

4

2

2

4

4

0

4

Total

9

11

20

13

7

20

17

3

20

Cryptogenic

         

CHILD

no

yes

Total

no

yes

Total

no

yes

Total

A

2

1

3

3

1

3

2

1

3

B

4

1

5

4

1

5

4

1

5

C

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

6

2

8

5

3

8

6

2

8

  1. Esophageal Varices (EV), Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy (PHG), Large Spontaneous Shunts, LSS; Pearson Chi-square: 23.672, p = 0.166.