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Table 3 Splenomegaly tabulated on severity of esophageal variceal and liver cirrhosis.

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

Child-Pugh Class A

     

EV grade

0

1

2

3

Total

Splenomegaly -

39

7

4

0

50

Splenomegaly +

6

4

3

2

15

Total

45

11

7

2

65

Child-Pugh Class B

     

Splenomegaly -

27

10

5

6

48

Splenomegaly +

10

10

5

4

29

Total

37

20

10

10

77

Child-Pugh Class C

     

Splenomegaly -

1

1

2

1

5

Splenomegaly +

0

2

3

1

6

Total

1

3

5

2

11

  1. Splenomegaly absence/presence (rows) by EV, Esophageal Varices grade (columns); Pearson's chi square: 202, p = 0.20. Splenomegaly was detected by measuring SLD, Spleen Longitudinal Diameter at US, with a value set at ≥ 150 mm.
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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