Table 3: Comparison of MFS with other procedures.
Type | Bleeding control | Recurrent bleeding | PSE | Surgical Mortality | Related blood transfusion | Upper abdomen adhesion | ||
Shunt | MFS | partial | 11 (100%) | 2/11 (18%) | 3/11 (27%) | 1/11 (9%) | none | none |
TIPS (1,2) | non-selective | 90~100% | 10~26% | 20~30% | 15% | - | none | |
hMC (3)/hPC (4) | partial | 96~100% | 0~6% | 3~10.5% | 10.5~20% | - | yes | |
PCS (1,5) | non-selective | 97~100% | 0 | 15~40% | 13% | - | yes | |
DSR (6) | selective | 95~99% | 5.4% | 11.7% | 6.40% | - | yes | |
Non-shunt | mS (7,8) | devascularization/splenectomy | 100% | < 10% | 6.5% | 10~80% | 3u (0~12) | yes |
MFS: Mesofemoral shunt; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; hMC: Small diameter of mesoacaval H-graft; hPC: Small diameter of portacaval H-graft; PCS: Portacaval shunt; DSRS: Distal splenorenal shunt; mS: Modified Sugiura procedure; PSE: Portal-systemic encephalopathy; -: Not provided.